Peace Process Lite: When global fragmentation meets conflict fragmentation

Focusing on a specific country, Adhikari, Hodge and Wise use the case study of Myanmar to identify and analyse a wider phenomenon that they term ‘peace process lite’. They argue that global fragmentation limits the ambitions and capacities of international and regional actors to broker and sustain successful peace initiatives. Turning to the domestic dynamics of peacebuilding, Dvornichenko and Nehring outline the complexities and contradictions involved in securing sustainable peace in Ukraine, both in advance of and after any formal ceasefire. Analysing the lived experiences and expectations of citizens, they move beyond the question of what peace settlement Ukrainians will accept to a wider discussion of the civic institutions and political processes required to build a sustainable internal consensus.