Latest publications
During this second trimester, two new books have been published in the ICIP book series. First of all, the book Violencia sexual y conflictos armados (Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict), by Janie L. Leatherman, with a prologue by María Villellas, has been published in the Paz y Seguridad (Peace and Security) series (ICIP and Edicions Bellaterra). In this book, Janie L. Leatherman analyzes how conditions that favor sexual violence in armed conflicts originate, what the consequences are, and possible responses to this phenomenon. Her main argument is that the system of patriarchic domination and the shared vision of hegemonic masculinity encourage and contribute to this kind of violence.
Secondly, the Internacional de Resistents a la Guerra (IRG)’s “Manual per a campanyes noviolentes” (WRI Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns) has also been published. This handbook draws on the experiences of different groups and generations of nonviolent activists in many countries, and is the result of a collective effort with various degrees of implication. The editorial work was carried out by a committee consisting of the recently deceased Howard Clark, Javier Gárate, Joanne Sheenan and Dorie Wilsnack.
Latest ICIP Working Papers and Proceedings
The proceedings of the international seminar on companies in conflict situations, which took place in January 2013 in Barcelona, have recently been published:
– Companies in conflict situations
The following working papers have also been published:
• Los programas de reparaciones y los colectivos más vulnerables: Ashánikas de Selva Central del Perú, by Luís García Villameriel.
• Do democracies spend less on the military? Spain as a long-term case study (1876-2009), by Oriol Sabaté Domingo.
Taylor & Francis journals, in the Library
The Library of the International Catalan Institute for Peace has renewed access to a large number of online journals from the Taylor & Francis collection. Specifically, the Library has subscribed to the following journal collections: “Politics, International Relations & Area Studies,” which contains 115 journals, and “Strategic, Defence & Security Studies,” which contains 34 more.
In the field of political science and international relations, as well as in the field of security and terrorism studies, the journal collections of the Taylor & Francis Group are leaders in the academic world.Access to online journals is crucial for research and for keeping up to date with the latest developments in the field of peace culture.
ICIP organizes a seminar on Colombia
The International Catalan Institute for Peace, as part of its research program “Human security, conflict transformation and peace research,” is organizing the international seminar “Post-conflict scenarios in Colombia: agenda, opportunities and road map,” which will take place in Barcelona on May 5-7, 2014. On May 7th, at half past five, there will be an event open to the general public at the palace of the the Generalitat de Catalunya.
This seminar will bring together some thirty diverse Colombian actors (political actors and actors from the Administration, academics, actors from civil society and indigenous communities, and economic actors) accompanied by international experts and representatives of Catalan society; in all, about sixty people.
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