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The LASU Journal of Peace and Security Studies (LAJOPSS) (ISSN: 3115-512X; EISSN: 3122-0789) is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal published annually by the Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria. The journal provides a scholarly platform for the dissemination of high-quality research that advances theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented debates in peace and security studies.
LAJOPSS publishes original research articles, review papers, and scholarly analyses in areas including, but not limited to, peacebuilding and peacekeeping, conflict prevention, management and resolution, war and strategic studies, diplomacy, security governance, military and defence studies, and related interdisciplinary fields.
The journal places particular emphasis on research addressing peace, strategic, and security issues within Africa, while also welcoming comparative and global perspectives from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the United States of America. LAJOPSS encourages contributions that offer innovative insights, rigorous methodology, and practical policy relevance for academics, practitioners, and decision-makers engaged in peace and security affairs.
The LASU Journal of Peace and Security Studies (LAJOPSS) aims to advance scholarly knowledge and informed policy discourse on peace, security, conflict, and strategic studies through the publication of high-quality, original, and peer-reviewed research.
The journal seeks to promote theoretical innovation, empirical rigor, and policy relevance, with particular attention to African and Global South contexts, while encouraging comparative and global perspectives.
LAJOPSS is committed to:
Deepening understanding of the causes, dynamics, and consequences of conflict and insecurity;
Contributing to debates on peacebuilding, governance, and sustainable peace;
Informing evidence-based policy and practice in peace and security governance;
Fostering interdisciplinary and cross-regional scholarship that bridges theory and practice;
Enhancing the global visibility of African-based research in peace and security studies.

PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES
Conflict analysis, prevention, management, and resolution.
Post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding
Transitional justice, reconciliation, and social healing
Indigenous and community-based peace mechanisms
Peace education and cultures of peace

SECURITY STUDIES
National, regional, and international security
Human security, environmental security, and health security
Terrorism, insurgency, violent extremism, and radicalization
Counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism (CVE) strategies
Maritime security, border security, and transnational organized crime

GOVERNANCE, STATEHOOD, AND DEVELOPMENT 
Security sector governance and reform (SSR)
State fragility, sovereignty, and legitimacy
Democracy, rule of law, and civil-military relations
Corruption, governance deficits, and insecurity
Development-security nexus and sustainable peace

RERGIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
African peace and security architecture
Regional organizations and collective security mechanisms
Comparative security studies across regions
Geopolitics, strategic competition, and foreign policy
Global South perspectives on international security

EMERGING AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES
Cybersecurity and digital threats
Climate change, resource conflicts, and environmental stress
Migration, displacement, and refugee security
Gender, youth, and security
Technology, surveillance, and the future of warfare