Thinking a-politicized peace: Reflections from Kazakhstan
In this talk, Filipp Semyonov introduces the idea of ‘a-politicized peace’ as a heuristic category that sheds further light on the persistence of postcolonial structures within Kazakhstani society. He examinse how everyday peace is framed as inherently outside of politics, i.e., imagined as natural, universal, and uncontested. The issue, however, is that rendering societal antagonisms […]
Resistance against Autocratisation: media, society, and politics
The policy workshop examined how different forms of resistance can counter processes of autocratisation. It focused on artistic, journalistic, academic, and legal perspectives on practices of resistance under conditions of shrinking civic space. A wide range of forms of resistance was considered, from artistic and aesthetic interventions and civil society engagement to journalistic and legal […]
Fracturing Security: The Global South in a Polycentric World Order
Two-Year Extension Granted for the Research Network Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict
We are pleased to announce that the competence network Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict(Hierarchies) has been granted a two-year extension by the BMFTR, beginning 1 April 2026. Hierarchies examines how historically rooted postcolonial power structures shape contemporary conflicts and influence sustainable conflict transformation. The network critically engages with peace and conflict practices, the transfer […]
Les juifs dans l’histoire tunisienne. Une histoire postcoloniale
Prof. Dr. Habib Kazdaghli from Tunis comes to Marburg as a guest fellow of the Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict network and shares his latest research projects with us in two engaging lectures. The first lecture will be about the history of the Tunisian left in Arabic and the second lecture on Judaism in […]
اليسار والحزب الشيوعي في تاريخ تونس
Prof. Dr. Habib Kazdaghli from Tunis comes to Marburg as a guest fellow of the Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict network and shares his latest research projects with us in two engaging lectures. The first lecture will be about the history of the Tunisian left in Arabic and the second lecture on Judaism in […]
Re-thinking Peace and Conflict Studies in a Postcolonial World
„Re-thinking Peace and Conflict Studies in a Postcolonial World“ is the concluding conference of the Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict network. The goal is to bring together researchers from the network, its partner institutions and local scholars to discuss themes of the network as well as recent developments in postcolonial studies. It focuses on […]
Presidential Breakdowns: The Actions of Public Forces Against Nonviolent Movements in Ecuador (1997, 2000, and 2005)
This open lecture by María Belén Garrido explores the factors that shaped the behavior of Ecuador’s Armed Forces and Police during three presidential breakdowns—1997, 2000, and 2005—triggered by nonviolent movements. It analyzes institutional, political, and social dynamics influencing public force decision-making, including historical shifts in military doctrine, relationships between the government and security forces, and […]
Legacies of Liberation: Revisiting Peace Studies in Contentious Times
In a context of ongoing wars and heightened social tensions the field of peace and conflict studies, which has long sought to explain the dynamics of war and efforts at peace, offers a range of perspectives. Some of these emanate from the Global South and speak to experiences of conflict and international politics there. The […]
Open Lecture: „The city as body“ by David G. Miranda
David G. Miranda develops an interdisciplinary analysis examining the complex relationship between body, public space, and artivism during the Chilean Social Uprising (2019-2020), a phenomenon that transformed the city into a corporeal extension of social protest. Through a comprehensive study of over 300 photographic records documenting urban artistic interventions and feminist artivist practices, David […]
