Category Archive: News

feminists@law journal examines gender, conflict, and inclusion in political settlements

A new article by Aisling Swaine of LSE and the PSRP completes the Gender Theme Special Issue of feminists@law, an open access journal of feminist legal scholarship.

Join PSRP for two Edinburgh events

Join the PSRP for two Edinburgh events this autumn. Learn more about our research into global peace processes, gender perspectives in peace agreements, and women’s meaningful inclusion in peace processes.

PSRP researchers present ceasefires work at Peace Research Institute Oslo

On 20 September 2019, Dr Sanja Badanjak and Ms Laura Wise presented at the conference ‘Talking while fighting? The causes and consequences of civil war ceasefires and security arrangements’, hosted by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and ETH Zurich.

New PA-X Spotlight Gender Series explores women’s meaningful inclusion in peace processes

The Political Settlements Research Programme’s new PA-X Spotlight Gender Series of publications explores the opportunities and challenges for supporting women’s meaningful inclusion in peace and transition processes.

Trust Funds and Peace Agreements: from a ‘handshake moment’ to meaningful transformation

Two new PSRP reports explore the relationship between peace agreements and trust funds, and examine the lessons from the experience of trust funds in Northern Ireland.

New PA-X report examines how interstate agreements have been used to resolve internal conflict

The report draws on data from the PA-X database to examine how interstate agreements have been used to resolve internal conflict.

PSRP Fellow makes connections with Nigerian scholars and institutions

Political Settlements Research Programme Fellow Dr Kathryn Nash travelled to Abuja, Nigeria from 1-13 July 2019 to make connections with Nigerian universities and research institutions.

New infographics illustrate key themes from global peace processes

The Political Settlements Research Programme has produced a series of infographics illustrating key facts and recurring themes from peace processes from research into nearly 30 years of peace processes around the world.

New video: seven tactics for women to influence stalled peace processes

PSRP produced the video with UN Women based on a forthcoming PA-X Spotlight Series report, ‘Re-invigorating Stalled Peace Negotiations: Challenges and Opportunities for Women’s Inclusion’.

PA-X Database

New features added to PA-X Peace Agreements Database

Version 2 of the PA-X Peace Agreements Database is now live. The updated database incorporates user feedback from Version 1 and introduces additional search options and a more user-friendly interface.