Keeping the Peace

Contributions of the Sciences of Man to Keeping the Peace

Polyploid evolution: Keeping the peace at genomic reunions

Incompatible gene or chromosomal combinations brought together in allopolyploid genomes cannot be purged through Mendelian segregation. But recent studies suggest that the elimination of DNA sequences and alteration of DNA methylation patterns may permit the restoration of fertility in some allopolyploids.

‘KEEPING THE PEACE’ Social Identity, Procedural Justice and the Policing of Football Crowds

This paper explores the relevance of the Elaborated Social Identity Model of Crowd Behaviour and Procedural Justice Theory to an understanding of both the presence and absence of collective conflict during football (soccer) crowd events. It provides an analysis of data gathered during longitudinal ethnographic study of fans of Cardiff City Football Club—a group of supporters with a notorious hi...

Streamlining humanitarian relief operations: the case of United Nations Peace Keeping Operations

Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. For more information on Open Research Online's data policy on reuse of materials please consult the policies page. Abstract This paper discusses supply chain and logistics issues that arise in the operations of the Peacekeeping base of the United Nations in Brindisi. Fi...

Keeping Peace while Under Fire The Causes, Characteristics and Consequences of Violence against Peacekeepers

Lindberg Bromley, S. 2017. Keeping Peace while Under Fire. The Causes, Characteristics and Consequences of Violence against Peacekeepers. Report / Department of Peace and Conflict Research 114. 42 pp. Uppsala: Department of Peace and Conflict Research. ISBN 978-91-506-2651-3. Peacekeepers are widely viewed as being at growing risk of direct and deliberate violence. Attacks are recorded in many ...