Book Launch : Sustainable Development Goal 16 and the Global Governance of Violence

The book launch for " Sustainable Development Goal 16 and the Global Governance of Violence. Critical Reflections on the Uncertain Future of Peace " sponsored by: The School of International Development and Global Studies (SIDGS), Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) and the Fragile States Research Network (FSRN)

Adopted in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals include 17 objectives designed to direct global development through to 2030, with Goal 16 aiming to promote ‘peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development.’ Amidst an ongoing global pandemic, evidence of a fracturing liberal international order, and the persistence of seemingly intractable conflict in large parts of the world, this volume takes stock of progress toward access to peace, justice, and inclusive institutions. Across the 15 chapters of this book, contributors explore the universal aspirations of Goal 16 and its specific implications for conflict- affected states, which experience ‘development in reverse,’ and for historically marginalized groups such as women, youth, the disabled, and indigenous peoples. In doing so, they offer a comprehensive assessment of Goal 16’s broader contribution to the creation of a more just, peaceful world against the realities of societies emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and grappling with a deepening crisis.