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28 Oliver P. Richmond and Gëzim Visoka (2021). ‘Peace-making: new technologies are no panacea’, Nature, 590, 389. For peace-making, artificial-intelligence and data-driven approaches (see, for example, W. Guo et al. Nature 562, 331–333; 2018) should be viewed only as complements to the existing international architecture (see go.nature.com/3q13tpe). To predict and prevent war, political will and policy innovations are still […]

27. Sandra Pogodda, Oliver P. Richmond and Gëzim Visoka (2022). ‘Counter-peace: From Isolated Blockages in Peace Processes to Systemic Patterns’, Review of International Studies. In the face of the current decline or spectacular collapse of peace processes, this article investigates whether peace has become systematically blocked. It investigates whether the ineffectiveness of an ‘international peace architecture’ (IPA) […]

26. Oliver P. Richmond, Roger Mac Ginty, Sandra Pogodda and Gëzim Visoka (2021) ‘Power or peace? Restoration or emancipation through peace processes’, Peacebuilding, 9(3): 243-257. Recent critical academic work in Peace and Conflict Studies has concentrated on the agential aspects of peace but has somewhat neglected structural issues and the different types of power that may […]

25. Gëzim Visoka (2022) ‘Statehood and Recognition in World Politics: Towards a Critical Research Agenda’, Cooperation and Conflict, 57(2): 133-151. This article offers a critical outlook of existing debates on state recognition and proposes future research directions. It argues that existing knowledge on state recognition and the dominant discourses, norms and practices needs to be problematised and […]

24. Edward Newman and Gëzim Visoka, (2023) ‘The Geopolitics of State Recognition in a Transitional International Order’, Geopolitics, 28(1): 364-391. This article explores how geopolitical rivalries and tensions associated with multipolarity in a transitional international order, driven by shifts in great power influence, are shaping the international politics of state recognition. It considers the diplomatic discourse […]

23. Edward Newman and Gëzim Visoka (2019), ‘Kosovo 20 Years On: Implications for International Order’, The Brown Journal of World Affairs. 26(1): 215-231. Kosovo is a small country that has had a major impact on the evolving international order—the norms and institutions that shape the behavior and practices of states and other international actors. In three controversial policy […]

22. Gëzim Visoka (2020), ‘Everyday Peace Capture: Nationalism and the Dynamics of Peace after Violent Conflict’, Nations and Nationalism. 26(2): 431-446. Nationalism is arguably one of the most detrimental peace-breaking factors in conflict-affected societies. This article examines how ethno-nationalist elites, subterranean movements, and ordinary people can become blockages to sustainable peace and reconciliation after violent conflict. It […]

21. Gëzim Visoka (2019), ‘Metis Diplomacy: The Everyday Politics of Becoming a Sovereign State’, Cooperation and Conflict, 52(2): 167-190. How do emerging states obtain international recognition and secure membership of international organisations in contemporary world politics? This article explores the everyday politics of becoming a sovereign state in world politics. Using the concept of ‘metis’, this […]

20. Gëzim Visoka (2019), ‘Critique and Alternativity in International Relations’, International Studies Review, 21(4): 678–704. This article critically interrogates the episteme of alternativity in International Relations (IR) to rethink the purpose of critical knowledge in global politics. It questions what critical knowledge is for and whose purpose it serves. While alternativity is the very condition which has […]

19. Edward Newman and Gëzim Visoka (2018), ‘The European Union’s Practice of State Recognition: Between Norms and Interests’, Review of International Studies, 44(4): 760-786. This article explores the European Union’s (EU) practices of international state recognition in a transitional international order. It illustrates the difficulties that the EU has encountered in attempting to reach a collective […]