About the Journal
The Journal of Peace and Gender is an interdisciplinary, blind-reviewed publication dedicated to original research at the intersection of conflict, peace, and gender dynamics. Unlike traditional security studies, this journal emphasizes that peace and justice are shaped through everyday practices, community-based initiatives, and the plurality of lived realities. The journal adopts a robust interdisciplinary approach, integrating perspectives from Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, International Relations, Legal Studies, and Human Ecology.
Sociology Anthropology Political Science International Relations Legal Studies Human Ecology
We specifically seek to move beyond the narrow perception of women as mere victims of conflict, instead highlighting their roles as proactive actors in peace negotiations, social reproduction, and post-conflict reconstruction. The journal provides a platform for scholarship that is both empirically grounded and theoretically engaged to advance our understanding of regenerative peace processes and indigenous positioning in global peace discourses.
In contemporary global contexts, conflict and peace are no longer confined to state-level diplomacy or military intervention. They are inextricably linked to social life, governance, and the gendered ways in which communities repair relations.
Our Core Philosophy
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Beyond Top-Down Approaches
Much scholarship approaches peace as a technical, top-down domain. We recognize that there is no single pathway to peace, but rather multiple processes formed through different histories and value systems.
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Plurality and Relationality
Peace encompasses relations of care, gender justice, and collective existence. We attend to localized practices where peace is negotiated in everyday life rather than solely through international policy frameworks.
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Productive Contestation
We view encounters between different perspectives—whether they involve collaboration or tension—as productive sites of inquiry for understanding alternative ways of organizing a peaceful life.
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Strategic Agency
Drawing on global gender perspectives, the journal emphasizes the need to bridge the gap between formal peace tables and grassroots activism, ensuring that gender justice is not peripheral but central to security debates.
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