Format:
1 online resource (208 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781412933513
Series Statement:
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)
Content:
- What impact does gender difference make to political decision-making? - Will the political empowerment of women contribute to a more peaceful world? The role of gender has been increasingly recognized as central to the study and analysis of the traditionally male domains of war and international relations. This book explores the key role of gender in peace research, conflict resolution and international politics. Rather than simply 'add gender' the aim is to transcend different disciplinary boundaries and conceptual approaches to provide a more integrated basis for future study. To this end it uniquely combines theoretical chapters alongside empirical case studies to demonstrate the i.
Content:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Women, Peace and the United Nations: Beyond Beijing -- 2 The Problem of Essentialism -- 3 Is Femininity Inherently Peaceful? The Construction of Femininity in the War -- 4 Women & War, Men & Pacifism -- 5 Gender, Power and Politics: An Alternative Perspective -- 6 Women in Political Decisionmaking: From Critical Mass to Critical Acts in Scandinavia -- 7 Promoting Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution: Gender Balance in Decisionmaking -- 8 Integrating a Gender Perspective in Conflict Resolution: The Colombian Case -- 9 The Use of Women and the Role of Women in the Yugoslav War -- 10 Gender Difference in Conflict Resolution: The Case of Sri Lanka -- Notes on contributors -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780761968528
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780761968528
Additional Edition:
Print version Gender, Peace and Conflict
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=254759
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