Edward Newman is a

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who is

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at the School of Politics and International Studies at the

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. He is also an International Associate at the Center for Peace and Human Security,

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. Newman was previously Senior Lecturer in

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and former Deputy Head of the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the

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and, before that, Director of Studies on Conflict and Security in the Peace and Governance Programme of the

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. He is the editor-in-chief of the journal ''

Civil Wars A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.James Fearon"Iraq' ...

''. Newman specialises in the study of

human security Human security is a paradigm for understanding global social vulnerability, vulnerabilities whose proponents challenge the traditional notion of national security through military security by arguing that the proper referent for security should be ...

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and

multilateralism In international relations, multilateralism refers to an alliance of multiple countries pursuing a common goal. Multilateralism is based on the principles of inclusivity, equality, and cooperation, and aims to foster a more peaceful, prosperous, an ...

, and

peacebuilding Peacebuilding is an activity that aims to resolve injustice in nonviolent ways and to transform the cultural and structural conditions that generate deadly or destructive conflict. It revolves around developing constructive personal, group, and ...

. He has written three

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s, ''The UN Secretary-General from the Cold War to the New Era'' (Macmillan, 1998), ''A Crisis of Global Institutions? Multilateralism and International Security'' (Routledge, 2007) and Understanding Civil Wars. Continuity and Change in Intrastate Conflict ''(Routledge, 2014)'', and edited numerous books including ''Refugees and Forced Displacement: International Security, Human Vulnerability, and the State'' (co-edited, UNU Press, 2003), ''Challenges to Peacebuilding: Managing Spoilers During Conflict Resolution'' (co-edited, UNU Press, 2006) and ''New Perspectives on Liberal Peacebuilding'' (co-edited, UNU Press, 2009). In addition, he has published articles in journals including ''Global Dialogue'', ''Global Society'', ''International Peacekeeping'', the ''International Journal of Human Rights'', ''

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'', ''Security Dialogue'', ''Studies in Conflict and Terrorism'', ''Review of International Studies and Global Responsibility to Protect.

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Homepage at the University of Leeds
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