Conflict, security and peace

This edited collection addresses a gap in the literature on rural police leadership with a truly international perspective, presenting interview data from senior police officers which illustrates their leadership challenges and best practices.

This edited collection offers diverse perspectives on the central role of relationships for criminalised women, from research, lived experience and frontline practice.

Addressing a lack of research on rural policing, this groundbreaking edited collection draws on northern, southern and post-colonial perspectives in global contexts. Key scholars explore the lived experiences of rural crime and policing, skilfully setting out the ways in which rural policing differs from urban.

This book paints a clear picture of Burmese political and social dynamics between 1948 – 2024 that is not distorted by seeing Burma as simply another case of western-inspired democratization or its failure.

This edited collection explores the concept of Generative Justice and its reimagining of conventional responses to crime and state punishment. With case studies from the Global North and South, it offers insights into how justice-involved people find solidarity, belonging and purpose.

This book explores Moscow’s use of ‘legal smokescreens’ to selectively exploit agreements and undermine neighbouring states’ sovereignty. By examining these tactics, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of Russia's strategy to maintain dominance and its impact on international law and regional stability.

Patricia Shamai traces the history of nuclear weapons from their first use in 1945 through the Cold War to the ominous nuclear landscape today. She shows how they have been a deterrent by raising the stakes of war and thereby reducing the chances of conflict, but this depends on the world’s reaction and ongoing vigilance.

This book challenges existing myths about the international mafia and explores mafia mobility, emphasizing mafias' interconnectivity and ubiquity, while setting out the policy and practice implications for combatting organized crime.

Why are liberation and independence movements often betrayed when their leaders get into government? Peter Hain offers a gripping exploration of why they often succumb to bad governance and corruption once in power, using global examples ranging from Africa to Latin America, Russia, the Caribbean, and Malaysia.

True crime is a huge cultural industry yet behind it lies the real-life victims and a disconnect between representations of violent crime and its reality. This book is a go-to guide for students and researchers in understanding the development of this phenomenon and its social and cultural impacts.

Despite Nigeria’s critical role in African security, global policy makers often overlook the gravity of its security challenges. This book addresses this gap by developing a comprehensive framework for assessing national security in Nigeria.

With the increasing influence of digital technologies on society, this timely book examines the ways modern technologies can adversely influence human perception and behaviour.