Peace and Security Implications for Women

by Porter, Elisabeth; Mundkur, Anuradha

• ISBN13: 9780702249228
• ISBN10: 070224922X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-10-01
• Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Summary

Offering a broad overview of what is being done in conflict-affected countries to advance women's participation in peace processes, peace building, and decision making, this record examines the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women, Peace, and Security" and presents evidence-based case studies from East Timor, Fiji, and Sri Lanka. As it explores ways to protect women and girls from violence, it suggests key actions that should be taken by development agencies, women's nongovernmental organizations, and policymakers. The book focuses on the following fundamental aspects: a specifically feminist methodology, a priority on gender equality and women's empowerment, and the broad notions of human security and peace building.

Author Biography

Anuradha Mundkur is a lecturer and the associate director of the Gender Consortium Centre for Development Studies at Flinders University of South Australia. Elisabeth Porter is a professor of politics and international studies at the University of South Australia. She is the author of Feminist Ethics, Peacebuilding: Women in International Perspective, and Women and Moral Identity.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Peace and security for women	p. 10
UN Security Council resolutions on 'women, peace and security'	p. 33
Protecting women and girls from violence, and preventing conflict	p. 53
Ensuring gender perspectives in peacekeeping	p. 81
Increasing participation of women in decision-making and peace processes	p. 111
Gender-inclusive relief and recovery	p. 141
Timor-Leste	p. 167
Fiji	p. 195
Sri Lanka	p. 224
Appendix	p. 252
Acknowledgements	p. 258
Endnotes	p. 260
Bibliography	p. 270
Index	p. 295
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