This introductory paper for the special issue on Reconstructing International Peace Architecture (IPA) in Asian Century outlines background to, objective and scope of, key contributions of issue. A fundamental problem that each contributor has underlined is inability existing IPA to effectively cope with emerging counter-peace challenges face rise powers global geopolitical rivalry. seeks addre...

In any post-conflict situation like Kurdistan region, the youth contribution to peace is especially important since rebuilding a state needs be an inclusive process. Not only social exclusion recognized as widespread cause of escalation violence, but young people’s participation has great potential, not least for ensuring sustainability. However, while are widely agents disruption, little known...

This article examines the suitability of entanglements and relations to think see peacebuilding events. Through a reflection upon limited results United Nations (UN) in securing lasting peace war-torn scenarios, text critically engages with three debates on contemporary literature: inclusion ‘the locals’, achievement an organisational system-wide coherence agential condition actors. Whilst ackn...

The rise of China in peacebuilding has invoked lively debate about its role vis-à-vis the dominant order, or liberal peace. Extant research revolves around binary construct challenger-versus-supporter, ignoring nature and scope challenges that poses to Also, these studies tend unidimensionally examine China’s stance on particular elements There is scant assessing against overall normative struc...