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Taylor & Francis The Search for Lasting Peace Critical Perspectives on Gender-Responsive Human Security 2014 Edition by Rosalind Boyd
Presenting the human security agenda as a policy response to the changing nature of violent conflicts and war, this collection traces its evolution in relation to conflicts in different contexts (Burma, India, Palestine, Canada, East Timor, Guatemala, Peru and African countries) and from the perspective of gender, addresses initiatives for peace with justice. Cases are analysed when the human security agenda, including UNSC resolution 1325, was in its initial phase and point to both the weakness of the concept and the unexpected direction it has taken. These discussions - always relevant - are more urgent than ever as gender-based violence against women has increased, resulting in new UNSC resolutions. Some chapters suggest that militarism and economic globalization must be directly confronted. Many of the contributors to the volume bridge the gap between academic research and activism as 'scholar-activists' with an engaged connection to the situations they are describing. Human security remains an active component of policy and academic debates in security studies, women's and gender studies, development studies, history and political economy as well as within NGO communities. This rich collection fills a needed gap in the literature and it does so in a language and style that is clear, accessible and reader-friendly. Table of contents :- Contents: Preface; Locating gender in approaches to human security: an introduction, Rosalind Boyd. Part I Critical Debates on Human Security and UNSCR 1325: Please leave your weapons at the door: re-gendering human security from Human Security Now to disarmament, Kristin Valasek; UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security: perspectives on its implementation by Canada, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, Gunilla de Vries Lindestam. Part II Conflict and Insecurity: Women's Testimonies: Challenges and risks in documenting state sexual violence in Burma, Nang Lao Liang Won with assistance from Rita Morbia and Christine Harmston; Women's security in a globalized world: lessons from Gujarat, India, Dolores Chew; The Palestinian women's sector and the promotion of human security, Manal A. Jamal; No sanctuary for asylum-seekers: the impact of Canada's refugee policies on South Asian women claimants in Quebec, Laila Malik and Shree Mulay. Part III Interrogating the Initiatives for Lasting Peace and Justice: Justice for whom? Engendering transitional justice: the case of East Timor, Corey Levine; Reparations for sexual and reproductive violence: gender justice and human security challenges in Guatemala and Peru, Colleen Duggan with assistance from Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey and Julie Guillerot; Human security and the G-8 Africa action plan: what provisions for women and children in post-conflict communities?, J. Andrew Grant; A gendered perspective on the misuse and proliferation of small arms/firearms, Wendy Cukier with Amelie Baillargeon and Sarah Eagen; Conclusion, Rosalind Boyd; Appendix; Index.