| Critical Aspects of Gender in Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding, and Social Movements Contributor(s): Snyder, Anna Christine (Editor), Stobbe, Stephanie Phetsamay (Editor), Coy, Patrick G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0857249134 ISBN-13: 9780857249135 Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing OUR PRICE: $166.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Women's Studies - Political Science | Peace |
| Dewey: 304.32 |
| Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 9.1" W x 6.2" (1.15 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume of Research in Social Movements, Conflicts, and Change investigates gendered aspects of social activism and peacebuilding, an area of research that continues to be undertheorized. Gender cuts across all forms of conflict and all aspects of society politically, economically, and socially. As a basic organizing principle in society, gender roles, relations, and inequalities impact social processes. From a gender perspective, the transformation of society requires investigating the overlapping and intertwined root causes of conflict from the interpersonal to the community and structural level, and the critical role that women play in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and social movements. With a focus on the agency of grassroots citizens, refugee, indigenous, and ethnic minority women, this volume seeks to bring light to gendered aspects of practice that will assist scholars and practitioners in research and policy development. From reconciliation commissions in Sierra Leone, environmental activists in the Czech Republic, women's organizations in Burmese refugee camps, women's work in conflict resolution rituals in Laos, Minutewomen's e-activism in the United States, to women's social networks in Uzbekistan, this book explores complex contexts and critical issues central to women's grassroots activism, peacebuilding, and social movements. |