*The Moral and Political Legitimations of War and the Complex Dynamics of Peace Negotiation Processes * ** Edited by Alexander Yendell and Oliver Hidalgo /Deadline for Abstracts: 23 September 2024 /| /Deadline for Articles: 31 January 2025/ Politics and Governance, peer-reviewed journal indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science; Impact Factor: 2.5) and Scopus (CiteScore: 4.9), welcomes new and exciting research papers for its upcoming issue "The Moral and Political Legitimations of War and the Complex Dynamics of Peace Negotiation Processes," edited by Alexander Yendell and Oliver Hidalgo . The reasons for war are always miscellaneous, but ending wars becomes a huge challenge as, in current war events, the belligerent parties could arise new legitimations to continue or extend their warfare. Against this background, this issue asks: * Can wars be legitimised by different political actors and societies that are directly or indirectly involved? * What sets off the advocacy of wars and arms supply on an individual level? * How do (media) discourses shape the negotiation of war and defense strategies as well as de-escalation and peace strategies? * What moral-ethical and legal problems arise in conflict management? What influence do war dynamics have on decision-making processes? * How did the legitimisation of wars and the negotiation of peace processes take shape? Authors interested in submitting a paper for this issue are encouraged to read the full call for papers: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/pages/view/nextissues#WarLegitimations Abstracts welcome by 23 September 2024. Kindest regards, Carolina Carolina Correia Politics and Governance Cogitatio Press 1070-129 Lisbon Portugal New issues (open access): Vol 12 (2024): Considering Future Generations in Democratic Governance https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/issue/view/379 Vol 12 (2024): The Political Representation and Participation of Migrants https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/issue/view/354 ------------------------------------------------------------------------