In contrast to the traditional militarised security of states, the concept of human security focuses on security that is human-centred, and which acknowledges that many different and complex threats, such as the economic situation, physical violence, natural disasters, climate change and inequality, can also sometimes simultaneously cause insecurity to people. Human security has been particularly … Read more
We are excited to announce that CMC Finland has joined the Global Alliance for Peace Operations – a collective endeavour of more than 50 leading think tanks, research institutes and civil society organizations working on UN and regional approaches to peace operations (https://www.peaceoperations.net). Coordinated by the Global Governance Institute (GGI) in Brussels, the Berlin … Read more
Civilian crisis management operations often take place in fragile, conflict-affected, or post-conflict countries, where young people constitute a significant majority of the population. Unstable conditions affect youth in many ways, yet they are frequently excluded from formal decision-making processes and peace-building efforts. In the new policy brief our former research and development intern Riina Pekkarinen … Read more
Over the past two decades, transitional justice has become an integral part of post-conflict peacebuilding and international peace operations. Both scholars and practitioners in the peacebuilding field have repeatedly underlined a mutually reinforcing relationship between peace, justice and peacebuilding. Despite the widely recognised importance of transitional justice in the unification of societies and the building … Read more
CMC organised a topical seminar bringing together actors from civilian crisis management, civil society and peace mediation. The participants discussed how the local civil society organizations (CSOs) could be further empowered and how the crisis management and peace operations together with international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) could help in this. The keynote presenters Dr. Tetiana Kyselova … Read more
