Timo Kivimäki is Professor of International Relations at the University of Bath (UK) and Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Sejong Institute (Seoul, Republic of Korea). Professor Kivimäki joined the University of Bath in January 2015.
Research briefs
Hegemonic Masculinity and the Power-Centric Method of Conflict Prevention
This chapter critiques the power-centric approach to conflict prevention, arguing that it often fails to protect civilians effectively. Yet this power-centric approach is often consider as a natural approach to conflict due to the hegemonic conception of masculinity security discourse. The naturalisation of hegemonic masculinity in security affairs leads to an emphasis of the use of power and militaristic strategies.
Protecting the Global Civilian from Violence: UN discourses and practices in fragile states
My book looked into track records of 35 UN peacekeeping operations and unilateral operations, and assessed problems of violence.