Biography
Mark Barrow is a PhD Candidate in Politics and International Studies. He is also Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Cambridge Review of International Affairs.
Mark's research focuses on the role and effectiveness of local actors, particularly civil society organisations, in peacebuilding efforts. His PhD thesis is centred on the Cypriot conflict, where he has carried out ethnographic research.
Research
Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution; Conflict and Frozen Conflict; Civil Society Organisations; International Organisations; Official and Unofficial Diplomacy and Mediation.
Publications
Mark Barrow; Widening Participation: How Cypriot Peacebuilding Practitioners are Responding to the “Usual Suspects” Problem. Negotiation Journal 2024; 40 (1-2): 75–97. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/ngtn_a_00005
Barrow, Mark. 2023. 'Enabling Within Constraints: Assessing International Aid's Impact Upon Cypriot Peacebuilding Organisations'. Journal of Peacebuilding and Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/15423166231193197
Barrow, Mark. 2022. ‘Understanding Peacebuilding: An Issue of Approach Rather than Definition’. E-International Relations. https://www.e-ir.info/2022/02/17/understanding-peacebuilding-an-issue-of-approach-rather-than-definition/
Barrow, Mark. 2022. ‘A Cat-and-Mouse Game? How Syrian Citizen Journalists Evade State Repression’. Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum. https://manaramagazine.org/2022/04/08/a-cat-and-mouse-game-how-syrian-citizen-journalists-evade-state-repression/
Barrow, Mark. 2022. ‘Challenging Information Control with Communication Technologies in Syria’. E-International Relations. https://www.e-ir.info/2022/04/26/challenging-information-control-with-communication-technologies-in-syria/
