Happy New Year!
2022 was seventh year for the Peace Science Digest. We continued to broaden the scope of academic research featured in the Digest, while focusing on academic material that explores militarism and other systems of oppression. We were very happy to renew the Digest branding by more strongly aligning it with the War Prevention Initiative’s mission, vision, and areas of focus. We made significant progress in diversifying the authors featured in the Digest. In 2022, approximately 47% of our analyses featured BIPOC authors, compared to 37% BIPOC authorship in 2021. Additionally, approximately 55% of our analyses featured female authors.
To celebrate the new year, we reflect on the 24 analyses that we published in 2022. Listed below are the most viewed analysis and the editorial team’s top choices.
Top View Analyses of 2022
- The Entanglement of Militarism and Humanitarianism Broadens the Geographies of Violence
- The Problem with Inclusion Peacemaking Theory and Practice
- Reimagining Peace as a Rejection of a Militarized Status Quo
- Militarized Masculinities and the Legitimation of Violence
- Racism as a Foundation of the Modern World
Editors’ Choice Analyses of 2022
- Racism as a Foundation of the Modern World
- Threatened or Actual Harm Can Provoke an Adversary Rather Than Coerce Them
- Explaining Armed Actors’ Compliance with Civilian Demands in Colombian Peace Territories
- The Role of Community Gender Norms and Relations in Both Mobilizing and Preventing Violence in Jos, Nigeria
- Why Do U.S. Congress Members Vote for Military Spending?
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