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Violence, war and peace

Contemporary forms of political violence, conflict dynamics and post-war processes are the main focus in this research theme. It examines the trajectories of armed actors, the logic of repression or resistance, and mechanisms for pacification, justice and remembrance. The research is undertaken within comparative and empirical approach, using a variety of methods in areas often marked by instability or post-conflict violence.

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Interview with Sanne Verschuren

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Meet our Postdocs

Interview with Sanne Verschuren

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Can Philosophy Help Us Understand International Relations?

Interview with Frédéric Ramel

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Can Philosophy Help Us Understand International Relations?

Interview with Frédéric Ramel

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The Military and the Fight Against Drug Trafficking in Brazil and Mexico.

Interview with Anaís Medeiros Passos

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The Military and the Fight Against Drug Trafficking in Brazil and Mexico.

Interview with Anaís Medeiros Passos

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Cities, Civil Society, and Universities: Essential Actors for the Welcoming of Refugees

By Thomas Lacroix and Colleen Thouez

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Cities, Civil Society, and Universities: Essential Actors for the Welcoming of Refugees

By Thomas Lacroix and Colleen Thouez

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A Long Ongoing War. Putin’s Imaginary Ukrainians and a Mythic Russian Identity

By Mykola Riabchuk

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A Long Ongoing War. Putin’s Imaginary Ukrainians and a Mythic Russian Identity

By Mykola Riabchuk

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The Destruction of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage during Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion in 2022

By Nadiia Koval

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The Destruction of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage during Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion in 2022

By Nadiia Koval

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Russian military strategy and power projection, from the Arctic to the war in Ukraine

Interview with Katarzyna Zysk

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Russian military strategy and power projection, from the Arctic to the war in Ukraine

Interview with Katarzyna Zysk

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Worldwide Teach-in on Climate & Justice.

A successful collaboration between PSIA students and CERI scholar Carola Klöck

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Worldwide Teach-in on Climate & Justice.

A successful collaboration between PSIA students and CERI scholar Carola Klöck

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The EU as a Global Peace and Security Actor in Turbulent Times.

Interview with Andreas Grimmel and Julia Strasheim (ERIS)

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The EU as a Global Peace and Security Actor in Turbulent Times.

Interview with Andreas Grimmel and Julia Strasheim (ERIS)

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Charitable Organisations and Welfare in Syria: From Ba’thist Etatism to the Outsourcing of Social Responsibilities

By Laura Ruiz de Elvira

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Charitable Organisations and Welfare in Syria: From Ba’thist Etatism to the Outsourcing of Social Responsibilities

By Laura Ruiz de Elvira

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The International Government of Legitimate Violence.

Interview with Sylvain Antichan & Cyril Magnon-pujo

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The International Government of Legitimate Violence.

Interview with Sylvain Antichan & Cyril Magnon-pujo

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The Middle East, history and secularism

Interview with Jean-Pierre Filiu

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The Middle East, history and secularism

Interview with Jean-Pierre Filiu

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Hallucination, Destruction & the Political.

Interview with François Bafoil

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Hallucination, Destruction & the Political.

Interview with François Bafoil

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Winning War Through Law in Afghanistan?

Interview with Adam Baczko

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Winning War Through Law in Afghanistan?

Interview with Adam Baczko

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A Three-dimensional Study of Grand Strategy.

Interview with Simon Reich

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A Three-dimensional Study of Grand Strategy.

Interview with Simon Reich

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Comparing Societies in Wartime: The Clash of Political Cultures.

Interview with Claire Andrieu

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Comparing Societies in Wartime: The Clash of Political Cultures.

Interview with Claire Andrieu

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What Prospects for Democracy and Human Rights in Algeria?

Interview with Luis Martinez

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What Prospects for Democracy and Human Rights in Algeria?

Interview with Luis Martinez

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Punishing with Pride. Vigilantism and Policing

Interview with Gilles Favarel-Garrigues and Laurent Gayer

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Punishing with Pride. Vigilantism and Policing

Interview with Gilles Favarel-Garrigues and Laurent Gayer

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Israel, A Fragile Democracy.

Interview with Samy Cohen

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Israel, A Fragile Democracy.

Interview with Samy Cohen

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The Transnational Government in Afghanistan and its Predictable Defeat.

Interview with Gilles Dorronsoro

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The Transnational Government in Afghanistan and its Predictable Defeat.

Interview with Gilles Dorronsoro

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