The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies

Oliver P. Richmond is a Research Professor in IR, Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. He is also International Professor, College of International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Korea, and Visiting Professor at the University of Tromso, Norway. Prof. Richmond's research focuses on critical peace and conflict studies, peacebuilding, statebuilding, post-liberal and hybrid peace, and peace formation. He is the series editor of Palgrave Macmillan's Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies series and the journal Peacekeeping. He will receive the ISA Distinguished Scholar (Peace Studies Section) in 2019 in recognition of outstanding contribution to peace and conflict studies.
Gëzim Visoka is Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Dublin City University, Ireland. His research focuses on post-conflict peacebuilding and state recognition. Dr Visoka has written and edited six books, 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, and 10 book chapters with leading academic publishers including co-editing The Oxford Handbook of Peacebuilding, Statebuilding, and Peace Formation and The Routledge Handbook of State Recognition.