Researching „hierarchies“ (7. June 2023)
Building upon the first Think Lab, the Second Virtual Think Lab, hosted by Philipps Universität Marburg, focused on an in-depth engagement with the Network´s key concept of “hierarchies”. The Virtual Think Lab examined the concept of “postcolonial hierarchies” in relation to the individual research projects of the Network´s members. based on two articles which help […]
Prof. Dr. Jana Hönke at Symposium at Bavarian Parliament (Science meets politics: Security through crisis prevention)
Prof. Dr. Jana Hönke was a guest in the Bavarian Parliament last week. The Green Party had invited to a panel discussion with the title „Science meets politics: Security through crisis prevention“. The panel discussion, which followed Anne Franke’s keynote speech, focused on the question of „how politics can and must be shaped in order […]
Dr. Adam Sandor on Panel Discussion „The role of the UN and regional organisations in times of political unrest and growing violence“
Dr. Adam Sandor (University of Bayreuth) participated on the panel discussion „The role of the UN and regional organisations in times of political unrest and growing violence“, alongside Niagalé Bagayoko (African Security Sector Network), Chido Mutangadura (UNU-CPR), Kseniya Oksamytna (City University London), and Jamie Bring (UNU-CRIS). This discussion was part of the conference „A decade […]
Logistical hierarchies and new forms of resistance in and through the Arabian Peninsula
https://youtu.be/xRRhEYsVBFc This lecture examined how the Arabian Peninsula, with its strategic location at the intersection of global trade routes, has become a key site for the development of transport infrastructures and the consolidation of logistical hierarchies. These logistical hierarchies are not only economic, but also political and social, as they shape the movement of people […]
Colonial Heritage and Knowledge Production in Conflict

In this lecture Prof. Dr. Paul Basu reflected on the relationships between colonialism and conflict, and colonialism and the production of knowledge about conflict through the lens of two periods of conflict in the West African state of Sierra Leone. The first period concerns the so-called Hut Tax War and Mendi Uprising of 1898, which […]
Conceptualizing „postcolonial hierarchies“ (5.-6. October 2022)
The Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace & Conflict Network’s first Think Lab took place at one of its participating institutions, the Arnold Bergstraesser Institut (ABI) in Freiburg at the University of Freiburg. During the Think Lab, the Network addressed its defining notion: “postcolonial hierarchies”. The main goal of the Think Lab was to articulate a shared […]