Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies: International Agendas and African Contexts (Routledge African Studies #18)

By: Doris Buss and Joanne Lebert and Blair Rutherford and Donna Sharkey and Obijiofor Aginam

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Synopsis: This book brings together a unique blend of researchers, civil society and community activists all working on different aspects of conflict sexual violence on the African continent. The contributions included here offer a detailed reading of the social and political climate within which some patterns of sexual violence unfold, and the increased policy and institutional responses shaping post-conflict environments. The chapters are organized around three main themes: the continuities between conflict sexual violence and post-conflict insecurity; the troubling category of "victim" and its representation in post-conflict settings; and the international contexts – such as international programming, aid and justice interventions – that shape how conflict sexual violence is addressed. The authors come to the topic from various academic disciplines - anthropology, gender studies, law, and psychology - and from different non-academic contexts, including civil society organizations in affected regions, and policy and activist organizations in the Global North. Collectively the chapters in this volume offer complex and detailed analysis of some of the debates and dynamics shaping contemporary understandings of conflict sexual violence, highlighting, in turn, new insights and emerging topics on which further research and advocacy is needed.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 290 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781317679967
Related ISBNs:: 9781138019522, 9781315772950, 9781138092976
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 08/12/22
Copyrighted By:: Doris Buss, Joanne Lebert, Blair Rutherford, Donna Sharkey, Obijiofor Aginam
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Doris Buss
Edited by:: Joanne Lebert
Edited by:: Blair Rutherford
Edited by:: Donna Sharkey
Edited by:: Obijiofor Aginam

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