Liberia S Women Veterans

Author : Leena Vastapuu
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786990822

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Liberia's Women Veterans by Leena Vastapuu Pdf

The Liberian civil wars of the 1990s and 2000s became notorious for their atrocities, and for the widespread use of child soldiers. Girls and young women accounted for up to 40 per cent of these soldiers, but their unique perspective and experiences have largely been excluded from accounts of the conflict. In Liberia's Women Veterans, Leena Vastapuu uses an innovative auto-photographic methodology to tell the story of two of Africa's most brutal civil wars through the eyes of 133 female former soldiers. Incorporating their testimonies alongside a series of vivid illustrations by Emmi Nieminen, the book provides an in-depth account of these women's experiences of trauma, stigma, and the challenges of reintegration into post-war society, as well as their hopes and aspirations for the future. Vastapuu argues that these women, too often been perceived merely as passive victims of the conflict, can in fact play an important role in post-war reconciliation and peace-building. Overturning gendered perceptions of warfare and militarism, the book provides a unique take on humanitarian practices and post-conflict societies, making essential reading for policymakers as well as students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences.

Author : Leena Vastapuu
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786990853

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Liberia's Women Veterans by Leena Vastapuu Pdf

The Liberian civil wars of the 1990s and 2000s became notorious for their atrocities, and for the widespread use of child soldiers. Girls and young women accounted for up to 40 per cent of these soldiers, but their unique perspective and experiences have largely been excluded from accounts of the conflict. In Liberia’s Women Veterans, Leena Vastapuu uses an innovative auto-photographic methodology to tell the story of two of Africa’s most brutal civil wars through the eyes of 133 female former soldiers. Incorporating their testimonies alongside a series of vivid illustrations by Emmi Nieminen, the book provides an in-depth account of these women’s experiences of trauma, stigma, and the challenges of reintegration into post-war society, as well as their hopes and aspirations for the future. Vastapuu argues that these women, too often been perceived merely as passive victims of the conflict, can in fact play an important role in post-war reconciliation and peace-building. Overturning gendered perceptions of warfare and militarism, the book provides a unique take on humanitarian practices and post-conflict societies, making essential reading for policymakers as well as students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences.

Author : Mark A. Drumbl,Jastine C. Barrett
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788114486

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Research Handbook on Child Soldiers by Mark A. Drumbl,Jastine C. Barrett Pdf

Child soldiers remain poorly understood and inadequately protected, despite significant media attention and many policy initiatives. This Research Handbook aims to redress this troubling gap. It offers a reflective, fresh and nuanced review of the complex issue of child soldiering. The Handbook brings together scholars from six continents, diverse experiences, and a broad range of disciplines. Along the way, it unpacks the life-cycle of youth and militarization: from recruitment to demobilization to return to civilian life. The overarching aim of the Handbook is to render the invisible visible – the contributions map the unmapped and chart new directions. Challenging prevailing assumptions and conceptions, the Research Handbook on Child Soldiers focuses on adversity but also capacity: emphasising the resilience, humanity, and potentiality of children affected (rather than ‘afflicted’) by armed conflict.

Author : Michanne Steenbergen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000544336

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Female Ex-Combatants, Empowerment, and Reintegration by Michanne Steenbergen Pdf

Female Ex-Combatants, Empowerment, and Reintegration investigates the role of United Nations-led Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) programs in undermining female ex-combatants’ empowerment. The participation of female combatants in conflict has increasingly been recognized in feminist literatures and in policies and programs concerned with reintegrating ex-combatants and building peace. This has illustrated that female ex-combatants often experience "empowerment" through their role as combatant; however, this empowerment is often lost upon reintegration. UN-led DDR plays an important role in the broader peacebuilding process, as it is one of the largest interventions and directly aims to reintegrate ex-combatants into civilian life. This book draws on extensive field research and interviews with female ex-combatants and DDR officials in Liberia and Nepal to develop a nuanced and comprehensive picture of female ex-combatants’ empowerment and how this is undermined by DDR. Through reconceptualized frameworks of empowerment and an emancipatory peace, the book explores the pivotal role that DDR programs play in undermining female ex-combatants’ empowerment. The author argues that this is detrimental to peacebuilding, because DDR officials and documentation narrate female ex-combatants in limited and gendered ways, which reproduces gendered inequalities and define how female ex-combatants should behave. This book will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners working on gender, conflict, peace, security, and development.

Author : Allen Kiconco
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000402742

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Gender, Conflict and Reintegration in Uganda by Allen Kiconco Pdf

This book explores what happened when the tens of thousands of girls (now women) abducted by Lord’s Resistance Army and inducted into their campaign of violence against the Ugandan government, returned home. Drawing on extensive original research, the author considers the challenges which the formerly abducted women have encountered upon their return, the strategies which have been used to aid their reintegration, and the enduring stigma of abduction which they continue to suffer from. The author demonstrates that ‘home’, a place of hope and comfort, can also be a hostile environment which leaves formerly abducted women in precarious and vulnerable situations. The many shortcomings in the reintegration process have serious implications for the prospects of post-conflict reconstruction. Analysing reintegration as a long-term and dynamic process which involves complex negotiations and exchanges between hosting communities and formerly abducted women, this book will be of interest to scholars, policymakers and practitioners working in the fields of post-conflict reconstruction, African politics and gender and conflict.

Author : Tarja Väyrynen,Swati Parashar,Élise Féron,Catia Cecilia Confortini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429656767

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Routledge Handbook of Feminist Peace Research by Tarja Väyrynen,Swati Parashar,Élise Féron,Catia Cecilia Confortini Pdf

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of feminist approaches to questions of violence, justice, and peace. The volume argues that critical feminist thinking is necessary to analyse core peace and conflict issues and is fundamental to thinking about solutions to global problems and promoting peaceful conflict transformation. Contributions to the volume consider questions at the intersection of feminism, gender, peace, justice, and violence through interdisciplinary perspectives. The handbook engages with multiple feminisms, diverse policy concerns, and works with diverse theoretical and methodological contributions. The volume covers the gendered nature of five major themes: • Methodologies and genealogies (including theories, concepts, histories, methodologies) • Politics, power, and violence (including the ways in which violence is created, maintained, and reproduced, and the gendered dynamics of its instantiations) • Institutional and societal interventions to promote peace (including those by national, regional, and international organisations, and civil society or informal groups/bodies) • Bodies, sexualities, and health (including sexual health, biopolitics, sexual orientation) • Global inequalities (including climate change, aid, global political economy). This handbook will be of great interest to students of peace and conflict studies, security studies, feminist studies, gender studies, international relations, and politics. Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Author : Noemí Pérez Vásquez
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509957651

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Women’s Access to Transitional Justice in Timor-Leste by Noemí Pérez Vásquez Pdf

Seeing the role of transitional justice as an area of contestation, this book focuses on the principle of equality guaranteed in the access to transitional justice mechanisms. By raising women's experiences in dealing with the law and policies as well as the implications of community and family practices during post-conflict situations, the book shows how these mechanisms may have been implemented mechanically, without considering the different intersections of discrimination, the public and private divides that exist in the local context or the stereotypes and values of international and national actors. The book argues that without unpacking the barriers in the administration of transitional justice, the different mechanisms that are implemented in a post-conflict situation may set a higher threshold for the participation of women. Moreover, by taking into account women's perceptions of justice, it further argues that scholars have paid insufficient attention to the welfare structures that are produced after a conflict, particularly the pensions of veterans. Going beyond the focus on sexual violence, a relationship between the violations and post-conflict economic justice may have longer-term consequences for women since it perpetuates their inequality and lack of recognition in times of peace. The use of transitional justice may thus exacerbate the invisibility of and discrimination against certain sections of the population. Inspired by the work of Hannah Arendt and based on extensive field research in Timor-Leste, the book has larger implications for the overarching debate on the social consequences of transitional justice.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1322 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Law
ISBN : IND:30000126168735

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : IBP USA
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781438729091

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Liberia Investment and Business Guide by IBP USA Pdf

Liberia Investment and Business Guide - Strategic and Practical Information

Author : IBP. Inc.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781433029738

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Liberia Diplomatic Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments by IBP. Inc. Pdf

Author : IBP, Inc.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781433080258

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Liberia Taxation Laws and Regulations Handbook - Strategic Information and Basic Laws by IBP, Inc. Pdf

2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. Liberia Taxation Laws and Regulations Handbook

Author : IBP, Inc.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781433029783

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Liberia Mineral, Mining Sector Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Regulations by IBP, Inc. Pdf

Liberia Mineral & Mining Sector Investment and Business Guide - Strategic and Practical Information

Author : IBP, Inc.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781433029769

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Liberia Foreign Policy and Government Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments by IBP, Inc. Pdf

2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. Liberia Foreign Policy and Government Guide

Author : Stephen Ellis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226205595

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Season of Rains by Stephen Ellis Pdf

Africa is playing a more important role in world affairs than ever before. Yet the most common images of Africa in the American mind are ones of poverty, starvation, and violent conflict. But while these problems are real, that does not mean that Africa is a lost cause. Instead, as Stephen Ellis explains in Season of Rains, we need to rethink Africa’s place in time if we are to understand it in all its complexity—it is a region where growth and prosperity coexist with failed states. This engaging, accessible book by one of the world’s foremost researchers on Africa captures the broad spectrum of political, economic, and social foundations that make Africa what it is today. Ellis is careful not to position himself in the futile debate between Afro-optimists and Afro-pessimists. The forty-nine diverse nations that make up sub-Saharan Africa are neither doomed to fail nor destined to succeed. As he assesses the challenges of African sovereignties, Ellis is not under the illusion that governments will suddenly become more benevolent and less corrupt. Yet, he sees great dynamism in recent technological and economic developments. The proliferation of mobile phones alone has helped to overcome previous gaps in infrastructure, African retail markets are becoming integrated, and banking is expanding. Businesses from China and emerging powers from the West are investing more than ever before in the still land-rich region, and globalization is offering possibilities of enormous economic change for the growing population of one billion Africans, actively engaged in charting the future of their continent. This highly readable survey of the continent today offers an indispensable guide to how money, power, and development are shaping Africa’s future.

Author : John D. Brewer,Azrini Wahidin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030615666

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Ex-Combatants’ Voices by John D. Brewer,Azrini Wahidin Pdf

This book develops the discourse on the experiences of ex-combatants and their transition from war to peace, from the perspective of scholars across disciplines. Ex-combatants are often overlooked and ignored in the post-conflict search for memory and understanding, resulting in their voice being excluded or distorted. This collection seeks to disclose something of the lived experience of ex-combatants who have made the transition from war to peace to help to understand some of the difficulties they have encountered in social and emotional reintegration in the wake of combat. These include: motivations and mobilizations to participation in military struggle; the material difficulties experienced in social reintegration after the war; the emotional legacies of conflict; the discourses they utilize to reconcile their past in a society moving forward from conflict toward peace; and ex-combatants’ subsequent engagement – or not – in peacebuilding. It also examines the contributions that former combatants have made to post-conflict compromise, reconciliation and peacebuilding. It focusses on male non-state actors, women, child soldiers and, unusually, state veterans, and complements previous volumes which captured the voices of victims in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Sri Lanka. This volume speaks to those working in the areas of sociology, criminology, security studies, politics, and international relations, and professionals working in social justice and human rights NGOs.