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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811576003321

Titolo

Gender, peace and conflict / / edited by Inger Skjelsbk and Dan Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oslo, : PRIO

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, 2001

ISBN

0-7619-6853-9

1-280-37036-X

9786610370368

1-4129-3351-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 228 pages)

Collana

International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)

Altri autori (Persone)

SkjelsbkInger

SmithDan

Disciplina

327.16082

Soggetti

Women and war

Women and peace

Conflict management - Sex differences

International relations - Sex differences

International relations - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Women, Peace and the United Nations: Beyond Beijing; Chapter 2 - The Problem of Essentialism; Chapter 3 - Is Femininity Inherently Peaceful? The Construction of Femininity in War; Chapter 4 - Women & War, Men & Pacifism; Chapter 5 - Gender, Power and Politics: An Alternative Perspective; Chapter 6 - Women in Political Decisionmaking: From Critical Mass to Critical Acts in Scandinavia; Chapter 7 - Promoting Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution: Gender Balance in Decisionmaking

Chapter 8 - Integrating a Gender Perspective in Conflict Resolution: The Colombian Case; Chapter 9 - The Use of Women and the Role of Women in the Yugoslav War; Chapter 10 - Gender Difference in Conflict Resolution: The Case of Sri Lanka; Notes on Contributors; Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

'Gender, Peace and Conflict' demonstrates the key role of a gender perspective - both practically and theoretically - in conflict resolution, peace research and international relations.