08.03.2024 Virtual Encyclopaedia of the network Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict was launched

We are pleased to inform you that today the Virtual Encyclopaedia of our network Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict was launched. You can find it here

The Virtual Encyclopaedia is a compilation of theory, research, and practice in peace and conflict studies from de- and postcolonial approaches, with an emphasis on the contributions from the collaborative network Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict. Conventionally, a defining feature of encyclopaedias has been their purpose of collecting knowledge and providing definitions from a universal perspective. While universalism is frequently attributed to supposedly value-free views held by European researchers and philosophers from the age of Enlightenment onwards, the Virtual Encyclopaedia goes against this notion and strives to capture and reflect concepts’ contested character and context relevance. Rather than unambiguous and all-encompassing definitions, the Virtual Encyclopaedia aims to provide readers with the tools to critically approach the field of peace and conflict studies from the lenses of postcolonial theory and decolonial thought.

Many thanks to our colleagues and network partners at ABI Freiburg for putting together and managing the Encyclopaedia!