Publication

2014 - Taylor & Francis Group

Language

English

Word Count

72,500 words, Guess

Page Count

290 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781138019522
  • Open LibraryOL28783125M

Classifications

  • LCCHV6569.A35S49 2014
  • LCCHV6569.A35 S49 2014

Description

"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"--Publisher's description.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies: International Agendas and African ContextsTaylor & Francis Group2014-01-01

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