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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454929103321

Autore

Hudson Natalie Florea

Titolo

Gender, human security and the United Nations [[electronic resource] ] : security language as a political framework for women / / Natalie Florea Hudson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY ; ; London, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-282-31555-2

9786612315558

0-203-86990-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Collana

Routledge critical security studies series

Disciplina

355/.033082

Soggetti

National security - United States

Women and peace - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1 Women, peace, and security: An introduction; 2 Women's activism in the context of the security debate: Theoretical underpinnings; 3 The security framework in practice: The case of Security Council Resolution 1325; 4 Women and children: Comparative frameworks and strategies within the Security Council; 5 The United Nations Development Fund for Women: Working its way into the security sector; 6 The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission: A litmus test for assessing the status of women, peace, and security

7 Women, peace, and security: Not the final analysisAppendix A; Appendix B; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the relationship between women, gender and the international security agenda, exploring the meaning of security in terms of discourse and practice, as well as the larger goals and strategies of the global women's movement.Today, many complex global problems are being located within the security logic. From the environment to HIV/AIDS, state and non-state actors have made a practice out of securitizing issues that are not conventionally seen as



such. As most prominently demonstrated by the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2001), activists for women's rights have