Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping Women, Peace, and Security in Post-Conflict States

by Karim, Sabrina; Beardsley, Kyle

• ISBN13: 9780190602420
• ISBN10: 0190602422
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-03-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Sabrina Karim is a Dartmouth Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security. Her research interests include gender reforms in the post-conflict security sector and in peacekeeping, the effect of security sector reform on peace and security, third party involvement in peace processes, and the relationship between conflict-related violence and post-conflict sexual violence.

Kyle Beardsley is Associate Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He is author of The Mediation Dilemma. His research interests include third-party involvement in peace processes, the nature of intrastate rebellion, gender reforms in post-conflict security forces, and nuclear weapons.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Are Blue Helmets Just for Boys?
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Gender Reforms in U.N. Peacekeeping Missions
Chapter 3: Gender Power Imbalances in Peacekeeping Missions
PART I: Discrimination, Protection, and SEAHV in UN Peacekeeping Missions (2006-2013)
Chapter 4: Discrimination and Protection Revisited: Female Participation in Peacekeeping Operations
Chapter 5: The Spoils of Peace: Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, Harassment, and Violence in Peacekeeping Operations
PART II: Discrimination, Protection, and SEAHV in the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
Chapter 6: Perspectives on Discrimination, Protection, and SEAHV in UNMIL
Chapter 7: On the Ground: Local Legacies of UNMIL Gender Reforms
Chapter 8: A Call for Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping
Appendix 1: Chapter 4 Appendix
Appendix 2: Chapter 5 Appendix
Appendix 3: Chapter 6 Appendix
Appendix 4: Chapter 7 Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index