Handbook on Gender and War (International Handbooks on Gender series)

Gender And War Are In Many Ways Inextricably Linked, And This Path-breaking Handbook Systematically Examines The Major Issues Surrounding This Relationship. Each Of Its Four Sections Covers A Distinct Phase Of War: Gender And Opposition To War; Gender And The Conduct Of War; Gender And The Impact Of War; And Gender And The Aftermath Of War. Original Contributions From An International Group Of Leading Experts Make Use Of A Range Of Historical And Contemporary Examples To Interrogate The Multi-faceted Connection Between Gender And War--provided By Publisher. Part I. Gender And The Conduct Of War -- Part Ii. Gender And The Impact Of War -- Part Iii. Gender And Opposition To War -- Part Iv. Gender And The Aftermath Of War. Edited By Simona Sharoni, Julia Welland, Linda Steiner, Jennifer Pedersen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front matter Copyright Contents Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction: revisiting the relationship between gender and war: reflections on theory, research, activism and policy PART I GENDER AND THE CONDUCT OF WAR Part I Introduction: Gender and the conductof war 1. Gender and militaries: the importance of military masculinities for the conduct of state sanctioned violence 2. On the imagination of ‘Woman’ as killer in war 3. The twilight war: gender and espionage, Britain, 1900–1950 4. Cat food and clients: gendering the politics of protection in the Private Militarized Securitized Company 5. Not all soldiers: hegemonic masculinity and the problem of soldiers’ agency in an age of technological intervention 6. Gender and ‘population-centric’ counterinsurgency in Afghanistan 7. Gender and terrorism PART II GENDER AND THE IMPACT OF WAR Part II Introduction: Gender and the impact of war 8. Gender-based violence in war 9. Risk and social transformation: gender and forced migration 10. Girls as weapons of war 11. Gender and the economic impacts of war 12. The war comes home: the toll of war and the shifting burden of care 13. The sexual economy of war: implications for the integration of women into the US armed forces 14. From woman warrior to innocent child: telling gendered news stories of women terrorists 15. Gender under fire in war reporting PART III GENDER AND OPPOSITION TO WAR Part III Introduction: Gender and opposition to war 16. CODEPINK and pink soldiers: reading feminist antimilitarism anew 17. Iraq Veterans Against the War: ‘that whole gender paradigm’ 18. Gender and resistance to political violence in Palestine and Israel 19. In the rain and in the sun: women’s peace activism in Liberia 20. Gender and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in the 1960s 21. Gendered dimensions of anti-war protest in Japan PART IV GENDER AND THE AFTERMATH OF WAR Part IV Introduction: Gender and the aftermath of war 22. Gender and peacebuilding 23. Gender and post-conflict security 24. Gender and transitional justice 25. Gender and demilitarization in Liberia 26. Girl soldiers and the complexities of demobilization and reintegration 27. The United Nations’ Women, Peace and Security agenda Index This interdisciplinary Handbook offers a comprehensive and detailed overview of the relationship between gender and war, exploring the conduct of war, its impact, aftermath and opposition to it. Offering sophisticated theoretical insights and empirical research from the First World War to contemporary conflicts around the world, this Handbook underscores the centrality of gender to critical examinations of war. A standout characteristic of this volume is its synthesis of both scholarly and policy-relevant debates as well as detailed case studies addressing both war and post-conflict realities. Including feminist perspectives with critical attention to men and masculinities, this Handbook proves itself to be both expansive and meticulous in its scholarly approach and critiques. The Handbook on Gender and War draws upon research from a wide variety of disciplines and will be of interest to scholars and researchers of gender and sexuality studies, international relations, sociology, peace and conflict studies and cultural studies. It will also hold great appeal to policymakers and field workers engaged in projects in post-conflict reconstruction, human rights, development and gender justice This interdisciplinary Handbook offers a comprehensive and detailed overview of the relationship between gender and war, exploring the conduct of war, its impact, aftermath, and opposition to it. Offering sophisticated theoretical insights and empirical research from the First World War to contemporary conflicts around the world, this Handbook underscores the centrality of gender to critical examinations of war. A standout characteristic of this volume is its synthesis of both scholarly and policy-relevant debates as well as detailed case studies addressing both war and post-conflict realities. Including feminist perspectives with critical attention to men and masculinities, this Handbook proves itself to be both expansive and meticulous in its scholarly approach and critiques. It draws upon research from a wide variety of disciplines and will be of interest to scholars and researchers of gender and sexuality studies, international relations, sociology, peace and conflict studies, and cultural studies. It will also hold great appeal to policymakers and field workers engaged in projects in post-conflict re-construction, human rights, development, and gender justice This book offers an overview of the relationship between gender and war, exploring the conduct of war, its impact, aftermath, and opposition to it. Offering theoretical insights and empirical research from the First World War to contemporary conflicts around the world, the book underscores the centrality of gender to critical examinations of war