Gender Violence And Politics In The Democratic Republic Of Congo

Author : Jane Freedman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317129851

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Gender, Violence and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Jane Freedman Pdf

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.

Author : Milli Lake
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108419376

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Strong NGOs and Weak States by Milli Lake Pdf

Offers evidence that opportunity structures created by state weakness can allow NGOs to exert unparalleled influence over local human rights law and practice.

Author : Bilge Sahin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000214451

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Sexual Violence Crimes and Gendered Power Relations by Bilge Sahin Pdf

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.

Author : Meredeth Turshen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317636540

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Gender and the Political Economy of Conflict in Africa by Meredeth Turshen Pdf

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.

Author : Jacqui True
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190203214

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The Political Economy of Violence against Women by Jacqui True Pdf

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.

Author : Mwamini Thambwe Mwamba Diggs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1622120396

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The Untold Story of the Women and Children of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Mwamini Thambwe Mwamba Diggs Pdf

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

Author : Aili Mari Tripp
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107115576

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Women and Power in Post-Conflict Africa by Aili Mari Tripp Pdf

This book explains why women's rights are improving more rapidly in post-conflict countries in Africa than elsewhere on the continent.

Author : United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Rape
ISBN : OCLC:1037457152

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo by United States. Government Accountability Office Pdf

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 the report and responded that they did not have comments.

Author : Dr Rirhandu Mageza-Barthel
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781472426499

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Mobilizing Transnational Gender Politics in Post-Genocide Rwanda by Dr Rirhandu Mageza-Barthel Pdf

Mageza-Barthel addresses issues of ‘global governance’ in gender politics through such international frameworks as CEDAW, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, as well as Resolution 1325. These instruments have been brought forth by a transnational women’s movement to benefit women and women’s rights across the globe. This book shows how these gender norms were introduced, adapted and contested locally at a crucial time of the transformation process underway. Concerned with the interplay of domestic and international politics, it also alludes to the unique circumstances in Rwanda that have led to unprecedented levels of women’s political representation.

Author : Jane Freedman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137014740

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Engaging Men in the Fight against Gender Violence by Jane Freedman Pdf

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.

Author : U.s. Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1974638278

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo by U.s. Government Accountability Office Pdf

"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..."

Author : Maria Eriksson Baaz,Professor Maria Stern
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781780321653

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Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War? by Maria Eriksson Baaz,Professor Maria Stern Pdf

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.

Author : Julia Pitterman
Publisher : Grin Publishing
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3668395535

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Women, Peace & Security Framework. Great Aims Put to Practice? by Julia Pitterman Pdf

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.

Author : Thomas Elbert,Harald Hinkel,Anna Maedl,Katharin Hermenau,Tobias Hecker,Maggie Schauer,Heike Riedke,Nina Winkler,Philip Lancaster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:958054612

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Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Thomas Elbert,Harald Hinkel,Anna Maedl,Katharin Hermenau,Tobias Hecker,Maggie Schauer,Heike Riedke,Nina Winkler,Philip Lancaster Pdf

Author : Stacy Banwell
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781787691179

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Gender and the Violence(s) of War and Armed Conflict by Stacy Banwell Pdf

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online.Drawing on historical and contemporary case studies, this book delves into visual and text-based materials to unpack gender-based violence(s) perpetrated and experienced by both sexes within and beyond the conflict zone.