Women Waging War and Peace International Perspectives of Women's Roles in Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction

by Cheldelin, Sandra I.; Eliatamby, Maneshka

• ISBN13: 9781441144935
• ISBN10: 1441144935
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-18
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

This collection of essays explores the role of women as they participate in both conflict and peacemaking. The essays, contributed by scholars and practitioners from around the world, do not look at women as victims or perpetrators, but instead examine their behavior in conflict zones and their involvement in conflict - how it affects them, how they are active participants, and the initiatives they take in intervention, conflict resolution, and peace building. The book thus demonstrates remarkable cases of agency, where women were the authors of change. This may happen in a violent way, as with female suicide bombers or the Black Widows of Chechnya, or women may actively help to stop conflict or participate in peacebuilding activities, as they did in Rwanda or Liberia. The thematically organized chapters cover issues of women waging war, women intervening in war, women waging peace, and women sustaining peace, all substantiated with case studies and first hand accounts. Women Waging War and Peace will be an essential resource to anyone researching conflict processes and women's agency.

Author Biography

Sandra I. Cheldelin is the Vernon M. and Minnie I. Lynch Professor of Conflict Resolution at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, USA. Maneshka Eliatamby is Director of Research and Knowledge Management at the Center for Peace Building International, Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
List of Abbreviations	p. xix
Notes on Contributors	p. xxi
Overview and Introduction	p. 1
Victims of Rape and Gendercide: All Wars	p. 12
Women Waging War
Searching for Emancipation: Eritrea, Nepal, and Sri Lanka	p. 37
Dying for Identity: Chechnya and Sri Lanka	p. 52
Fighting Young: Liberia and Sierra Leone	p. 66
Women Intervening in War
Challenging Warfare: Sri Lanka	p. 85
Building a Peace Network	p. 99
Women Waging Peace
Countering the Currents: Zimbabwe	p. 117
Engendering Recovery: Rwanda	p. 139
Rebuilding the Gulf: United States	p. 162
Conferencing Serious Crime: United States	p. 178
Women Sustaining Peace
Promises of Justice: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan	p. 197
Engaging Legislation: Liberia and Chechnya	p. 222
Challenging Patriarchy: Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey	p. 235
Organizing the Disenfranchised: Haiti and the Dominican Republic	p. 259
Conclusion
Challenging the Dominant Narrative	p. 283
Notes	p. 295
Index	p. 299
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