> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.opendemocracy.net/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # From conflict to peace and back again - The Week in 1 Minute: May 5 – 11 on openDemocracy - URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/from-conflict-to-peace-and-back-again-week-in-1-minute-may-5-11-on-opendemocracy/ - Published: 2014-05-10T23:05:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-04-23T01:39:01.000Z - Description: The Ukrainian conflict is under this week's spotlight. Oleksander Andreyev and Andrew Wilson ask whether the political turmoil is new, while Polina Sinovets looks at language as a barrier. Anton Shekhovtsov takes on extremism in south-eastern Ukraine.Paul Lewis examines the European context, as Yo - Author: openDemocracy Supporters - Tags: The Week in 1 Minute, #Migrated, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 17:46, #appended-excerpt The Transformation section winds down its **series on the politics of mental health,** with articles on [panic and the city](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/b68fb2531d&ref=opendemocracy.net), and the[pathologisation of normality](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/4fb7de1bbf&ref=opendemocracy.net). Michael Nagler and Karen Ridd focus on [humour](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/9fecfc0aac&ref=opendemocracy.net) in nonviolent resistance. Marisa Handler says[“activism”](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/73016a4ab7&ref=opendemocracy.net) should be redefined. Kristin Moe ties [“cowboys” and “Indians”](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/3f1bb78cdf&ref=opendemocracy.net) together through land. After another **breakdown in Israeli/Palestinian peace negotiations**, Khalil Shikaki summarises a Palestinian taskforce report analysing the potential [dissolution of the Palestinian Authority](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/eeeee4d190&ref=opendemocracy.net), Victoria Brittain explores the [new media activism](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/ec1352834d&ref=opendemocracy.net) of a young Palestinian generation, while Omar Ali looks hopefully at the [latest agreement](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/dc3c3be21c&ref=opendemocracy.net) between Hamas and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. Joe Stork examines new [counter-terrorism legislation](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/f4a7a95da6&ref=opendemocracy.net) in Egypt, David Wearing points to a neglected connection between [Gulf migrant workers and the Arab uprisings](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/76f64b1398&ref=opendemocracy.net), while Nazila Ghanea looks at [alternatives to human rights](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/63615ee7aa&ref=opendemocracy.net) in Iran, Ahu Yigit and Sezen Yaras discuss [Erdogan and women voters](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/9bc2bfa7d1&ref=opendemocracy.net) in Turkey and columnist [Paul Rogers](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/a25c6836b7&ref=opendemocracy.net) **connects polio to conflict.** Kathleen B Jones takes a reflective look back at [women's liberation](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/c002a7e43a&ref=opendemocracy.net). We excerpt [Guy Standing](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/050181ac86&ref=opendemocracy.net)'s new book: ***A Precariat Charter***. Paul Ingram wants to change the [global nuclear order](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/03876f8b71&ref=opendemocracy.net). Subhadra Banda, Ben Mandelkern and Shahana Sheikh examine the [demolition of a Delhi slum](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/f3b647844f&ref=opendemocracy.net). **From conflict to peace: Niki Seth-Smith launches a new series on** [**women peacebuilders in Northern Ireland**](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/a48d9b8ebe&ref=opendemocracy.net)**,** with an interview with [Anne McVicker](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/b16ce769b5&ref=opendemocracy.net) and a [guide to the talks](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/f3aacd176f&ref=opendemocracy.net). [Lorcan Mullen](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/cf86ee6070&ref=opendemocracy.net), [Cas Mudde and Donald M Beaudette](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/93ccb9ffae&ref=opendemocracy.net) analyse Gerry Adam's arrest. [Stephan Scheel](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/0503916aac&ref=opendemocracy.net) and [Anita Nissen](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/57156862aa&ref=opendemocracy.net) address euroscepticism. Margaret Jay and Simon Maxwell say the [EU should lead](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/1e5b4752a6&ref=opendemocracy.net). Editor Adam Ramsay continues his “40 reasons” series: on [austerity](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/c639c63074&ref=opendemocracy.net) and the prosperity of [small European countries](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/5c74efca38&ref=opendemocracy.net). Rod Jones looks at the [rise of the far-right](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/87c2130d2b&ref=opendemocracy.net) before the European election, and editor Heather McRobie interviews Bosnian protester, [Jasmin Mujanovic](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/4e75d2af43&ref=opendemocracy.net). Andrew Smith [exposes](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/9de743043f&ref=opendemocracy.net) **association with human rights abuses at arms company BAE.** [Academics speak out](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/8a58d2be28&ref=opendemocracy.net) against the UK Immigration Bill. [David Elstein](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/aad87be770&ref=opendemocracy.net) returns to BBC Great War coverage while [Geoffrey Heptonstall](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/834c09e733&ref=opendemocracy.net) ponders a very different BBC, and Lis Howell critiques the same old [boys' club](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/bdacd963d2&ref=opendemocracy.net). Reni Eddo-Lodge discusses [structural racism](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/346affbd0f&ref=opendemocracy.net). Marcus Chown anatomises the dissolution of the UK [National Health Service](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/e1ef8b1879&ref=opendemocracy.net), while Michael Dickinson memorably records [life as a squatter.](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/d360b7149f&ref=opendemocracy.net) **Links not to miss:** - [Gender trouble](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/980249587a&ref=opendemocracy.net) on Mothers' Day. - Nobel ecomomists call for [new thinking on drugs](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/5bdd0754b4&ref=opendemocracy.net). - We live in a culture [riddled with rape-supportive beliefs](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/626fb1c566&ref=opendemocracy.net) about consent. - The 100 most important [cat pictures](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/6dedb9b20b&ref=opendemocracy.net) of all time. **openDemocracy’s week in 1 minute is emailed to Members, Friends and authors who help pay for and create our great content. 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[Anton Shekhovtsov](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/809ec2b18d&ref=opendemocracy.net) takes on **extremism in south-eastern Ukraine.**Paul Lewis examines the [European context](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/13b64823fc&ref=opendemocracy.net), as Yossi Alpher questions the [effect on the Middle East](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/5b5243aa35&ref=opendemocracy.net). [Ukraine's gas politics](http://cts.vresp.com/c/?openDemocracy/38fba07d4e/7262321cfa/8bde673d7b&ref=opendemocracy.net) are deconstructed by Margarita Balmaceda and Peter Rutland.