Knowledge production on peace: actors, hierarchies and policy relevance

Abstract This special section focuses on knowledge production peace by asking three inter-related questions: who produces peace, what is prioritized and how does it feed into policy practice. The articles of the provide a critical perspective actors, dynamics hierarchies in studies offer insights current biases may be addressed. contributes to research broader International Relations ways. First, speaks core debates about original purpose disciplines their proximity debates. Second, embedded gendering decolonializing need ensure more diversity. Third, part an emerging agenda types influence which actors institutions. Overall, shows that especially times tectonic changes world politics lead revisiting our thinking conflict, crucial understand privileged, whose this relates practices seeks inform. Only then can built-in biases, practical disconnects overcome.