Women, Peace and Security: Repositioning Gender in Peace Agreements

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78068-319-5
Verlag: Intersentia Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 600 g

Reihe: Law & Cosmopolitan Values

The adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security in October 2000 marked the beginning of a global agenda on women in armed conflicts and post-conflict transition. Women, Peace and Security: Repositioning gender in peace agreements discusses the context and the content of this UN agenda and provides a systematic review of its implementation, over the last fifteen years, in peace agreements around the world.This book is timely, offering a valuable contribution to the literature on gender in armed conflicts, peace agreements, peace mediation, and transitional justice and is essential reading for practitioners and scholars working in this field. The study adopts an interdisciplinary approach to raise key theoretical and practical questions often overlooked by scholars working within the strict boundaries of the distinct disciplines. The book introduces a new dataset on peace agreements that provides important comprehensive evidence on the extent to which resolution 1325 and other subsequent resolutions on women, peace and security have impacted on peace agreements. Through the reflections of elite peacemakers, the book provides additional insights into the practice of peacemaking and the challenges of implementing the UN resolutions on women, peace and security on the ground.The findings of this book have important policy implications for governments, international organisations and NGOs who must refocus their efforts on bridging the gap between the theory and practice of gender sensitive peacemaking.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aroussi, Sahla

Über Autor(innen)

Aroussi, Sahla
Dr Sahla Aroussi is researcher at the Centre of Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University UK. She holds postgraduate qualifications in international human rights law, international politics and transitional justice and previously worked at Antwerp University and the University of Ulster. Her main areas of expertise include gender in armed conflicts and transition, transitional justice, peace agreements and women's rights.