| Description |
xii, 172 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction / Kathleen Kuehnast, Chantal de Jong Oudraat, and Helga Hernes ; Women and war: the state of the field ; The lack of data ; Women and war: in the field ; The road ahead -- 2. Translating global agreement into national and local commitments / Sanam Anderlini ; Impact and implications on the international level ; Actions at the national level ; Normalizing 1325 at the local and provincial level ; Conclusion -- 3. Rape is not inevitable during war / Elisabeth Jean Wood ; Key concepts ; Incomplete explanations ; Theoretical framework ; When is wartime rape a strategy of war ; Conclusion -- 4. Sexual violence in the post-Yugoslav wars / Inger Skjelsbæk ; The breakup of Yugoslavia and the new wars ; Ending impunity ; Perpetrators ; Emerging research themes -- 5. Impact of violent conflict on women's economic opportunities / Tilman Brück and Marc Vothknecht ; Definitions ; Socio-economic contexts before, during, and after war ; Constraints on economic opportunities ; Limited economic choices ; Impact of war on women's welfare ; Conclusions -- 6. Women and war: an agenda for action / Donald Steinberg / Donald Steinberg ; The promise of UNSCR 1325 ; Where we are and where we need to go ; A cautionary tale from Angola ; An action plan for revitalizaing UNSCR 1325 ; How to make it happen: lessons from resolution 1820 ; The road ahead -- Appendix 1: Resolution 1325 -- Apendix 2 : Resolution 1889 -- Apendix 3 : Resolution 1820 -- Apendix 4 : Resolution 1888 -- Contributors. |
| Summary |
"Women and war takes stock of the current state of knowledge on women, peace, and security issues, including efforts to increase women's participation in post-conflict reconstruction strategies and their protection from wartime sexual violence"--Page 4 of cover. |
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Women and war.
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Women and peace.
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War crimes.
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Women -- Crimes against.
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War crimes. (OCoLC)fst01170465
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Women and peace. (OCoLC)fst01177101
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Women and war. (OCoLC)fst01177123
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Women -- Crimes against.
(OCoLC)fst01176618
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| Added Author |
Kuehnast, Kathleen R.
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Jonge Oudraat, Chantal de.
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Hernes, Helga Maria, 1938-
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| ISBN |
9781601270641 (paperback) |
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160127064X (paperback) |
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