Board of Peace: Might Makes Right, Again? - Inquiries in the Current Shaping of Global Governance -

Call for papers Rivista Athena - Critical Inquiries in Law, Philosophy and Globalization Scadenza: 26-12-2026 Referente: Gustavo GozziEmail : athena@unibo.it Link: https://athena.unibo.it/about/submissions Scope of the Call for Papers The Special Issue aims to provide a broad analysis of the Board of Peace as a phenomenon within the international order from legal, political, historical and philosophical perspectives. Beyond these pre-liminary reflections, the BoP may represent a controversial model of global peace governance along-side, and potentially beyond, the institutional framework of the United Nations. Among the many issues that may be explored, we particularly welcome contributions addressing one or more of the following topics: - The characteristics of the BoP in light of the traditional conception of international organisa-tions and from different perspectives (e.g., is it an international organization in the traditional sense, or does it represent a novel or hybrid institutional model?); - The BoP’s internal institutional framework, its decision-making process and its funding; - The nature of the BoP as a means to solve international disputes, namely diplomatic ones; - The BoP as an alternative actor to the UN Security Council in the governance of international peace and security; - The interaction between the BoP and the broader system of global governance of peace and security; - The BoP and emerging models of global governance of peace and security, particularly those involving private or non-state actors; - Constitutional and public law issues arising from participation in the BoP; - The role of the BoP in establishing peacekeeping and peace-enforcement operations under the GAP; - The legal and institutional conditions for implementing the GAP; - The participation of the Palestinian people in the creation and implementation of the GAP; - Economic development and reconstruction under the GAP; - The role of the European Union and other international actors in global governance through participation in the BoP and the implementation of the GAP; - The principles of EU external action in relation to the BoP and the GAP; - Segnalato da: GUSTAVO GOZZI