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Delocalization and Uprooting: The adverse impact of peace in Syria
University of Edinburgh, 2021The military intervention of Russia alongside President Bashar al-Assad in Syria in September 2015 was a game changer in the conflict that erupted in March 2011. In addition to changing the predicament on the ground in favour of the Syrian regime, the Russian presence in Syria altered the nature of local peacemaking in areas recaptured from opposition forces.DocumentIntroduction to the Amnesties, Conflict and Peace Agreement Database
University of Edinburgh, 2021Professor Louise Mallinder introduces the ground-breaking new amnesties database published by Queen’s University Belfast School of Law and the University of Edinburgh’s Political Settlements Research Programme.DocumentLike Birds in Cages: Community Definitions and Concepts of Home, Rights, Justice, and Citizenship
University of Edinburgh, 2021A participatory action research project was undertaken from November 2020 to February 2021 in which three Rohingya researchers asked 33 of their fellow Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh camps to share their own definitions and concepts regarding four terms: home, justice, rights, and citizenship.DocumentPeace on Earth? The Tradition of Christmas Ceasefires Across the World
University of Edinburgh, 2021There is a worldwide tradition of declaring ceasefires during the Holidays, but do these lead to lasting peace? Sanja Badanjak and Laura Wise draw on examples from the PA-X Peace Agreements Database to investigate these annual rituals, from Northern Ireland to the Philippines.DocumentPSRP Podcast Series: War, Peace & the In Between
University of Edinburgh, 2021A podcast charting journeys from violent conflict to lasting peace, from The University of Edinburgh’s Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP). The first series features conversations between researchers and practitioners from the University of Edinburgh and beyond. Hosted by Allyson Doby, Communications Officer at the PSRP.DocumentRegional Responses to COVID-19: The. Role of IGOs in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East
University of Edinburgh, 2021There have been responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across multiple levels of governance from very local, community-based initiatives to international coordination by the WHO. While there has been significant analysis of the state-level and international level response, there has been less comprehensive coverage of regional responses.DocumentSyrian Youth and the Violence of Exclusion
University of Edinburgh, 2021Challenges and opportunities of higher education in opposition-held areasDocumentTaiz and the Health-Peace Nexus Governing Covid-19 in the City
University of Edinburgh, 2021Prior to the first recorded Covid-19 case in Yemen in April 2020, the economic warfare waged by all conflict parties had destroyed vital infrastructure and left 24 million Yemenis seeking aid. As Yemen prepared for the arrival of Covid-19, the Houthis had begun their advances on Marib governorate, the remaining stronghold governorate in the north still supportive of the government.DocumentWar, Peace, and the In Between: Comparing Regional Responses to COVID-19
University of Edinburgh, 2021Podcast outlining the findings of a mapping exercise looking at the effects of Covid-19 around governance and accountability of responses in Southern Africa and the continent. We ask how these responses might change governance going forward, and how each organisation is collaborating with other organisations and actors in the international system.Pages