Sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict societies : international agendas and african contexts

Buss, Doris, Lebert, Joaanne, Rutherford, Blair, Sharkey, Dona and Aginam, Obijiofor, Sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict societies : international agendas and african contexts, ed. Buss, Doris, Lebert, Joaanne, Rutherford, Blair, Sharkey, Dona and Aginam, Obijiofor (New York: Routledge, 2014).

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  • Author Buss, Doris
    Lebert, Joaanne
    Rutherford, Blair
    Sharkey, Dona
    Aginam, Obijiofor
    Editor Buss, Doris
    Lebert, Joaanne
    Rutherford, Blair
    Sharkey, Dona
    Aginam, Obijiofor
    Title Sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict societies : international agendas and african contexts
    Series Title Routledge african studies (book 18)
    Publication Date 2014
    Place of Publication New York
    Publisher Routledge
    Pages 306
    Language eng
    Abstract

    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.

    Copyright Holder Taylor & Francis
    Copyright Year 2014
    Copyright type All rights reserved
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