Western interventions in the Middle East are often legitimized by appeals to women's rights. How did this occur in Syria with the 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve? Eda Gunaydin discusses the gap between Western versus self-representations of the YPJ.
Read MoreIn her article, Karie Cross Riddle suggests a complementary alternative to the Women, Peace, and Security agenda called “critical feminist justpeace,” a grounded theory of change based on women’s peacebuilding in Manipur, India.
Read MoreGlen Hill and Kabita Chakma present an original forensic examination of the mechanisms by which nationalism transforms into violence against those who are ethnically or religiously ‘other’.
Read MoreIn her latest paper Juliana Restrepo Sanín analyzes the case of Bolivia to show that perpetrators of violence against women in politics use democratic procedures, language, and institutions to attack and undermine women’s work in politics.
Read MoreMalena Nijensohn analyzes the “politics of the street” that emerged from 3 June 2015 on, and the process of articulation of a plurality of movements and organizations, in order to produce an anti-neoliberal feminism.
Read MoreAlexis Henshaw examines the role that gendered labor dynamics within the US foreign policy bureaucracy have played in shaping action on Women, Peace and Security.
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