Retired Foundation Director of the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
Contact
Email kevin.clements@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 476 1747
Research
Professor Clements’ areas of research expertise and writing for publication include:
- disarmament and arms control
- conflict resolution
- development
- regional security issues
Professor Clements is the Foundation Director of the New Zealand National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS) at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. He was the Secretary General of the International Peace Research Association and past Secretary General of The Asia Pacific Peace Research Association.
Prior to taking up these positions he was the Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Foundation Director of the Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
His career has been a combination of academic analysis and practice in the areas of peacebuilding and conflict transformation. Professor Clements has been a regular consultant to a variety of non-governmental and intergovernmental organisations.
Links
Rising number of accidents prompts calls for gun control, The New Zealand Herald, Sunday 11 May 2014
Publications
Clements, K. P., & Lee, S. (Eds.). (2021). Multi-level reconciliation and peacebuilding: Stakeholder perspectives. London, UK: Routledge, 280p. doi: 10.4324/9781003017851
Lee, S., & Clements, K. P. (2021). Conclusion. In K. P. Clements & S. Lee (Eds.), Multi-level reconciliation and peacebuilding: Stakeholder perspectives. (pp. 243-254). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003017851
Clements, K. P. (2021). Promoting reconciliation: Going back to basics. In K. P. Clements & S. Lee (Eds.), Multi-level reconciliation and peacebuilding: Stakeholder perspectives. (pp. 17-28). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003017851
Clements, K. P., & Lee, S. (2021). Introduction. In K. P. Clements & S. Lee (Eds.), Multi-level reconciliation and peacebuilding: Stakeholder perspectives. (pp. 1-14). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003017851
Clements, K. P., & Uesugi, Y. (2020). Conclusion. In Y. Uesugi (Ed.), Hybrid peacebuilding in Asia. (pp. 139-152). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18865-8
Authored Book - Research
Clements, K. P., & Ikeda, D. (2019). Toward a century of peace: A dialogue on the role of civil society in peacebuilding. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 174p.
Edited Book - Research
Clements, K. P., & Lee, S. (Eds.). (2021). Multi-level reconciliation and peacebuilding: Stakeholder perspectives. London, UK: Routledge, 280p. doi: 10.4324/9781003017851
Clements, K. P. (Ed.). (2018). Identity, trust, and reconciliation in East Asia: Dealing with painful history to create a peaceful present. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 302p. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-54897-5
Clements, K. P., & Urbain, O. (Eds.). (2013). Risk and uncertainty: Understanding and dialogue in the 21st century. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 136p.
Clements, K. P., & Mizner, N. (Eds.). (2008). The center holds: UN reform for 21st-century challenges. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 194p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Lee, S., & Clements, K. P. (2021). Conclusion. In K. P. Clements & S. Lee (Eds.), Multi-level reconciliation and peacebuilding: Stakeholder perspectives. (pp. 243-254). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003017851
Clements, K. P., & Lee, S. (2021). Introduction. In K. P. Clements & S. Lee (Eds.), Multi-level reconciliation and peacebuilding: Stakeholder perspectives. (pp. 1-14). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003017851
Clements, K. P. (2021). Promoting reconciliation: Going back to basics. In K. P. Clements & S. Lee (Eds.), Multi-level reconciliation and peacebuilding: Stakeholder perspectives. (pp. 17-28). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003017851
Clements, K. P., & Uesugi, Y. (2020). Conclusion. In Y. Uesugi (Ed.), Hybrid peacebuilding in Asia. (pp. 139-152). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18865-8
Clements, K. P. (2018). What happened to the New Zealand peace movement? Anti-nuclear politics and the quest for a more independent foreign policy. In R. G. Patman, I. Iati & B. Kiglics (Eds.), New Zealand and the world: Past, present and future. (pp. 221-237). Singapore: World Scientific. doi: 10.1142/9789813232402_0014
Clements, K. P. (2018). Trust, identity and conflict in Northeast Asia: Barriers to positive relationships. In K. P. Clements (Ed.), Identity, trust, and reconciliation in East Asia: Dealing with painful history to create a peaceful present. (pp. 1-27). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-54897-5
Clements, K. P. (2013). Political hybridity and human security in post-colonial and post-conflict state building/rebuilding. In A. K. Lautensach & S. W. Lautensach (Eds.), Human security in world affairs: Problems and opportunities. (pp. 139-160). Vienna, Austria: Caesarpress.
Clements, K. P. (2012). New wars — old wars: Thinking creatively about the prevention and transformation of violent conflict in the twenty-first century. In G. B. Chen, B. Offord & R. Garbutt (Eds.), Activating human rights and peace: Theories, practices and contexts. (pp. 57-77). Farnham, UK: Ashgate.
Clements, K. P. (2012). The prevention and transformation of violent conflict in the 21st century. In A. Fábián (Ed.), A peaceful world is possible. (pp. 89-108). Győr, Hungary: University of West Hungary Press.
Clements, K. P. (2012). Building sustainable peace and compassionate community. In L. R. Tropp (Ed.), Oxford handbook of intergroup conflict. (pp. 344-357). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199747672.013.0020
Brown, M. A., Boege, V., Clements, K. P., & Nolan, A. (2010). Challenging statebuilding as peacebuilding: Working with hybrid political orders to build peace. In O. P. Richmond (Ed.), Palgrave advances in peacebuilding: Critical developments and approaches. (pp. 99-115). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Clements, K. P. (2009). Overcoming the politics of fear: Citizen empowerment and the abolition of nuclear weapons. In D. Krieger (Ed.), The challenge of abolishing nuclear weapons. (pp. 199-210). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
Boege, V., Brown, A., Clements, K., & Nolan, A. (2009). Gobernanza y ciudadanía en los órdenes políticos híbridos: Un cambio de perspectiva en la noción de “construcción del Estado”. In M. Mesa (Ed.), Crisis y cambio en la sociedad global: Anuario 2009-2010. (pp. 63-81). Madrid, Spain: CEIPAZ-Fundación Cultura de Paz.
Clements, K. P. (2008). Introduction: Reform of the United Nations. In K. P. Clements & N. Mizner (Eds.), The center holds: UN reform for 21st-century challenges. (pp. 3-18). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
Clements, K. P., & Foley, W. L. (2008). Security in the new millennium: A debate in the South Pacific on peace and security: Alternative formulations in the post Cold War era. In H. G. Brauch & et al (Eds.), Globalization and environmental challenges: Reconceptualizing security in the 21st century. (pp. 855-865). Berlin, Germany: Springer.
Clements, K. (2008). Conflict prevention: Does 'responsibility to protect' fit into Biketawa? In K. Graham (Ed.), Models of regional governance for the Pacific: Sovereignty and the future architecture of regionalism. (pp. 134-158). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury University Press.
Clements, K. P. (2007). Power, justice and peacebuilding. In H. R. Friman (Ed.), Challenges and paths to global justice. (pp. 135-152). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Clements, K. (2006). Conflict and security sensitivity: A pre-requisite for effective development assistance. In M. Clarke (Ed.), Aid in conflict. (pp. 11-19). New York: Nova Science.
Clements, K. P. (2006). The strategic logic of terrorism: Violent and non-violent responses. In Dynamic alliances: Strengthening ties between the GCC and Asia. (pp. 33-57). Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Gulf Research Centre.
Clements, K. P. (2006). The causes and prevention of violent conflict. In U. Dolgopol & J. Gardam (Eds.), The challenge of conflict: International law responds. (pp. 3-20). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.
Clements, K. P. (2006). The continuing relevance of pacifism for the 21st century. In S. Albrecht, R. Braun & T. Held (Eds.), Einstein weiterdenken: Verantwortung des Wissenschaftlers und Frieden im 21. Jahrhundert [Thinking beyond Einstein: Scientific responsibility and peace in the 21st century]. (pp. 357-367). Frankfurt, Germany: Peter Lang.
Clements, K. (2005). Straddling the theory/practice divide. In J. Henderson & G. Watson (Eds.), Securing a peaceful Pacific. (pp. 76-82). Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury.
Chapter in Book - Other
Clements, K. P. (2018). Foreward. In L. R. Kurtz (Ed.), The warrior and the pacifist: Competing motifs in Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. (pp. xiv-xvi). New York, NY: Routledge.
Arai, T., Babbitt, E., Clements, K. P., Lodgaard, S., & Satha-Anand, C. (2013). The role of walls, borders, and boundaries in national and international affairs: Typology, underlying trends, and implications for conflict resolution. In K. P. Clements & O. Urbain (Eds.), Risk and uncertainty: Understanding and dialogue in the 21st century. (pp. 5-28). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
Clements, K. P. (2013). Introduction. In K. P. Clements & O. Urbain (Eds.), Risk and uncertainty: Understanding and dialogue in the 21st century. (pp. 1-4). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
Clements, K. P. (2013). Enlarging boundaries of compassion in a time of global crisis. In K. P. Clements & O. Urbain (Eds.), Risk and uncertainty: Understanding and dialogue in the 21st century. (pp. 67-84). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
Clements, K. P. (2009). Foreword. In D. Bagshaw & E. Porter (Eds.), Mediation in the Asia-Pacific Region: Transforming conflicts and building peace. (pp. 1-3). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Journal - Research Article
Clements, K. P. (2017). Global security: Confronting challenges to universal peace. Policy Quarterly, 13(1), 56-59.
Clements, K. P. (2015). Rediscovering Gandhi and principled nonviolence: An imperative for the 21st century. Thammasat Review, 18(Special Issue 1), 11-27.
Clements, K. P. (2015). Principled nonviolence: An imperative, not an optional extra. Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, 3(1), 1-17.
Clements, K. P. (2012). Enlarging boundaries of compassion in a time of global crisis. Peace & Policy, 16, 51-62.
Arai, T., Babbitt, E., Clements, K. P., Lodgaard, S., & Satha-Anand, C. (2012). The role of walls, borders, and boundaries in national and international affairs: Typology, underlying trends, and implications for conflict resolution. Peace & Policy, 16, 6-21.
Clements, K. P. (2009). Internal dynamics and external interventions. Peace Review, 21, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/10402650802689989
Boege, V., Brown, M. A., & Clements, K. P. (2009). Hybrid political orders, not fragile states. Peace Review, 21(1), 13-21. doi: 10.1080/10402650802689997
Boege, V., Brown, A., Clements, K., & Nolan, A. (2009). On hybrid political orders and emerging states: What is failing: States in the global South or research and politics in the West? Berghof Handbook Dialogue Series, 8, 15-35.
Journal - Research Other
Clements, K. P. (2017). [Review of the book Realizing peace: A constructive conflict approach]. Peace & Change, 42(2), 297-299. doi: 10.1111/pech.12238
Clements, K. P. (2016). Foundations of peace and conflict research and recent developments [Review of the book The contemporary conflict resolution reader]. Peace & Conflict, 22(4), 422-423. [Book Review].
Clements, K. P. (2012). Introduction. Peace & Policy, 16, 3-5.
Clements, K. P. (2010). [Review of the book New perspectives on liberal peacebuilding]. Australian Journal of Political Science, 45(4), 730-732. doi: 10.1080/10361146.2010.517185
Boege, V., Brown, A., Clements, K., & Nolan, A. (2009). Undressing the emperor: A reply to our discussants. Berghof Handbook Dialogue Series, 8, 87-93.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Boulding, J. R., Clements, K. P., Morrison, M. L., & Yodsampa, A. S. (2016). Elise Boulding's legacy to the twenty-first century: Reflections on her contributions to understanding conflict and peace. Negotiation & Conflict Management Research, 9(4), 274-291. doi: 10.1111/ncmr.12078
Clements, K. P. (2014). [Review of the book Peace, Power & Politics: How New Zealand became nuclear free]. Journal of Pacific History, 49(4), 518-519. doi: 10.1080/00223344.2014.973149
Clements, K. P. (2009). [Review of the book The invisible hand of peace: Capitalism, the war machine and international relations theory]. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 22(3), 543-545. doi: 10.1080/09557570903138378
Clements, K. P. (2009). [Review of the book Field punishment no. 1: Archibald Baxter, Mark Briggs & New Zealand's anti-militarist tradition]. New Zealand Journal of History, 43(2), 220-222.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Clements, K. P. (2012). Enlarging boundaries of compassion. In R. King, V. MacGill & R. Wescombe (Eds.), Peace in Action: Practices and Policies that Make a Difference. (pp. 64-77). Wagga Wagga, Australia: King MacGill Wescombe. [Full Paper]