Gender Violence And Politics In The Democratic Republic Of Congo
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Gender Violence And Politics In The Democratic Republic Of Congo
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Author : Jane Freedman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-09
Gender Violence And Politics In The Democratic Republic Of Congo written by Jane Freedman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-09 with Political Science categories.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been called the ’worst place in the world’ for women, with reports of widespread and horrific incidents of rape and sexual violence and almost complete impunity for the perpetrators of such violence. However, despite the high profile media reporting on sexual violence in the DRC, and the widely publicized responses of the international community, there is still very little real analysis of the real situation of women in the country. This book provides such detailed analysis of gender relations in the DRC, and goes beyond the usual explanations of sexual violence as a product of conflict, to examine the complex and socially constructed gender norms and roles which underlie incidences of violence. The book benefits from a comprehensive account of men’s and women’s roles in conflict, violence, peace building and reconstruction, and evaluates the impacts of national and international political responses. In doing so, this book provides valuable new evidence and analysis of the complex and multilayered conflicts in the DRC.
Strong Ngos And Weak States
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Author : Milli Lake
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-31
Strong Ngos And Weak States written by Milli Lake and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-31 with Law categories.
Offers evidence that opportunity structures created by state weakness can allow NGOs to exert unparalleled influence over local human rights law and practice.
Sexual Violence Crimes And Gendered Power Relations
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Author : Bilge Sahin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-10-29
Sexual Violence Crimes And Gendered Power Relations written by Bilge Sahin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-29 with Political Science categories.
This book provides a robust gendered analysis and establishes a feminist approach to international actors’ responses to sexual violence crimes in conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the impact of these global political practices on local gendered power relations. Sexual violence crimes in eastern DRC have received significant global attention and triggered calls by the international community to end this violence. This book critically assesses international assistance to the Congolese legal system to challenge sexual violence crimes, to determine to what extent it engages with the continuum of gendered violence from peacetime to conflict. It also examines whether international assistance has produced any transformations in gendered power relations in eastern DRC. The author investigates how challenging sexual violence crimes in conflict necessitates broader female empowerment and engagement with gendered power relations. This book will be of interest to scholars and postgraduate students in gender studies, development studies and international relations. It will also provide significant guidance for professionals working for development agencies and international NGOs focusing on eastern DRC.
Gender And The Political Economy Of Conflict In Africa
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Author : Meredeth Turshen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-01-29
Gender And The Political Economy Of Conflict In Africa written by Meredeth Turshen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-29 with Business & Economics categories.
Violence affects the economy of production and the ecology of reproduction— the production of economic goods and services and the generational reproduction of workers, the regeneration of the capacity to work and maintenance of workers on a daily basis, and the renewal of culture and society through community relations and the education of children Gender and the Political Economy of Conflict in Africa explores the persistence of violence in conflict zones in Africa using a political economy framework. This framework employs an analysis of violence on both edges of the spectrum—a macro-economic analysis of violence against workers and a micro-political analysis of the violence in women’s reproductive lives. These analyses come together to create a new explanation of why violence persists, a new political economy of violence against women, and a new theoretical understanding of the relation between production and reproduction. Three case studies are discussed: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (violence in an era of conflict), Sierra Leone (violence post-conflict), and Tanzania (which has not seen armed conflict on the mainland). This book fills a significant gap on the political economy of war and women/gender for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers in African Studies, Gender Studies, and Peace and Conflict Studies.
The Political Economy Of Violence Against Women
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Author : Jacqui True
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-08-28
The Political Economy Of Violence Against Women written by Jacqui True and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-28 with Political Science categories.
Violence against women is a major problem in all countries, affecting women in every socio-economic group and at every life stage. Nowhere in the world do women share equal social and economic rights with men or the same access as men to productive resources. Economic globalization and development are creating new challenges for women's rights as well as some new opportunities for advancing women's economic independence and gender equality. Yet, when women have access to productive resources and they enjoy social and economic rights they are less vulnerable to violence across all societies. The Political Economy of Violence against Women develops a feminist political economy approach to identify the linkages between different forms of violence against women and macro structural processes in strategic local and global sites - from the household to the transnational level. In doing so, it seeks to account for the globally increasing scale and brutality of violence against women. These sites include economic restructuring and men's reaction to the loss of secure employment, the abusive exploitation associated with the transnational migration of women workers, the growth of a sex trade around the creation of free trade zones, the spike in violence against women in financial liberalization and crises, the scourge of sexual violence in armed conflict and post-crisis peacebuilding or reconstruction efforts and the deleterious gendered impacts of natural disasters. Examples are drawn from South Africa, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, China, Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, the Pacific Islands, Argentina, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States and Iceland.
Women Peace Security Framework Great Aims Put To Practice
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Author : Julia Pitterman
language : en
Publisher: Grin Publishing
Release Date : 2017-02-21
Women Peace Security Framework Great Aims Put To Practice written by Julia Pitterman and has been published by Grin Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-21 with categories.
Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Sociology - Political Sociology, Majorities, Minorities, grade: A, Sciences Po., Paris, course: Gender and Conflict, language: English, abstract: Although the contemporary WPS framework, and more specifically resolution 1325, have enforced the role and presence of women in peace and security issues, the outcomes have been ineffective and insufficient in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where authentic progress and implementation of true gender equality is needed the most. The present WPS framework is promising, but it seems to serve the interest of the global military-diplomatic establishment rather than concretely seek to change reality for women and men striving for conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
Engaging Men In The Fight Against Gender Violence
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Author : Jane Freedman
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-12-05
Engaging Men In The Fight Against Gender Violence written by Jane Freedman and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-05 with Social Science categories.
Gender-based violence is a global phenomenon which affects millions worldwide. However, despite the increasing attention which is now paid to this violence by policy makers data seem to indicate that these efforts are not having as great an impact as may have been hoped. In all countries of the world, reports of gender-related violence remain elevated, whilst many incidents of such violence probably remain unreported due to fear of stigma or reprisals for those who are victims. One of the problems in tackling gender-based violence has been that for too long men have been ignored as part of the solution. Men are often labelled as perpetrators of violence, but they are perhaps too infrequently considered also as potential victims, or as partners and actors in the fight against violence. Constructions of masculinities are not adequately studied to analyse how dominant forms of masculinities may contribute to cycles of violence, and may also oppress and traumatise men themselves. This volume aims to address critically the issues of men, masculinity and gender-based violence, asking how men can be fully engaged in the prevention of gender-based violence, and how this engagement can strengthen prevention initiatives.
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
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Author : U.s. Government Accountability Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-08-17
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-17 with categories.
"Large numbers of civilians in war-torn areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been the victims of horrific violence, including rape, mutilation, and sexual slavery carried out by armed groups and others. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act mandated GAO to submit to appropriate congressional committees a report assessing the rate of sexual and gender-based violence in war-torn areas of the DRC and adjoining countries. This report aims to provide Congress with the best possible understanding of the most recent estimates of sexual violence in eastern DRC and adjoining countries as it considers the range of policy options available to address the alarming incidence of such violence in the region.This report identifies and assesses available information on sexual violence in war-torn eastern DRC and adjoining countries. GAO reviewed and analyzed reports, memorandums, and other documents and interviewed officials from the Department of State (State), other United States agencies, and the United Nations (UN), as well as researchers and representatives from nongovernmental organizations. This report does not contain recommendations. GAO provided a draft of this report to State and other relevant agencies for review and comment. These agencies reviewed..."
Sexual Violence As A Weapon Of War
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Author : Maria Eriksson Baaz
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Release Date : 2013-05-09
Sexual Violence As A Weapon Of War written by Maria Eriksson Baaz and has been published by Zed Books Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-09 with Social Science categories.
All too often in conflict situations, rape is referred to as a 'weapon of war', a term presented as self-explanatory through its implied storyline of gender and warring. In this provocative but much-needed book, Eriksson Baaz and Stern challenge the dominant understandings of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings. Reading with and against feminist analyses of the interconnections between gender, warring, violence and militarization, the authors address many of the thorny issues inherent in the arrival of sexual violence on the global security agenda. Based on original fieldwork in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as research material from other conflict zones, Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War? challenges the recent prominence given to sexual violence, bravely highlighting various problems with isolating sexual violence from other violence in war. A much-anticipated book by two acknowledged experts in the field, on an issue that has become an increasingly important security, legal and gender topic.
The Untold Story Of The Women And Children Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
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Author : Mwamini Thambwe Mwamba Diggs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Untold Story Of The Women And Children Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo written by Mwamini Thambwe Mwamba Diggs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Social Science categories.
Mwamini traveled around the world due to her father's diplomatic status, but her heart was still in Africa. No place was like the Democratic Republic of Congo, her home. Being very young, she had no interest in politics. All she knew was that she had to leave and go into exile in May 1997 because of a coup d' tat. After seven years, Mwamini went back to the DRC and realized that even if the war was officially over, many Congolese were still suffering. She decided to further her education at George Mason University with a master's in Conflict Analysis and Resolution so she could help rebuild her country. As a conflict analysis practitioner, her concern was to understand the Congolese people, their past, present, and the hope they could have in the future. She was determined to solve the conflict because many of those suffering the consequences of the war were her friends and family. Mwamini researched for years and went to remote locations to meet rape victims and child soldiers. Her book starts in 1994 during the genocide in Rwanda, because many victims of the successive wars in the DRC are long-term victims of the genocide. This book relates her journey through the pain and hope of the Congolese women and children. About the Author: Mwamini Thambwe Mwamba Diggs works for the Angie Brooks International Center (ABIC) and Femmes Africa Solidarite (FAS), two nonprofit organizations working on Resolution 1325 of the United Nations. This resolution expresses concern that civilians, particularly women and children, account for the vast majority of those adversely affected by armed conflict. Publisher's Website: http: //sbpra.com/MwaminiThambweMwambaDiggs