Modern states have relied upon the public police to provide internal security and upon the military to protect their territorial integrity (Dandeker, 1990). However, this situation has now changed. Policing within nation-states has been transformed over the past two decades by the development of...

There is an emerging consensus that women's participation in peace negotiations contributes to the quality and durability of peace after civil war. However, to date, this proposition has remained empirically untested. Moreover, how women's participation may contribute to durable peace has not...