Overview

This work focuses on women's participation in peacekeeping operations and what needs to be considered regarding the role and circumstances of women, including those in relation to the host society. This volume opens with an article offering historical insights that reflect on the contemporary relevance of two ancient Greek plays, ""Antigone"" and ""Lysistrata"". The latter was referred to by Nelson Mandela in his efforts to negotiate the conflict in Burundi. The following essay is a theoretical perspective on women and war, highlighting the difference between post-modernist and universalist approaches to women's roles in peacemaking and conflict resolution. Other topics include the role of women in military operations, the implications of the high levels of sexual violence in peacekeeping operations and the UN's gender policy for peacekeeping operations. Case studies include Macedonia, the only preventative operation in which it is possible to discuss gender implications on security. In view of the extended period of time in which UNIFIL operated in Lebanon, it is valuable to compare operations before and after the inclusion of women on the staff. The peacekeeping mission in Namibia is notable as the UN's first multi-dimensional operation and as an operation in which women constituted a large part of the civilian staff is also examined.

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Author:   Louise Olsson ,  Torrun L. Truggestad
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780714682174

ISBN 10:   0714682179
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   01 September 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Foreword, Louise Frechette; introduction, Louise Olsson and Torunn L. Tryggestad; the idea of women in peacekeeping -Lysistrata and Antigone, Mary-Jane Fox; a few good women - gender stereotypes, the military and peacekeeping, Gerard J. DeGroot; women, peacekeeping and peacemaking - gender balance and mainstreaming, Judith Hicks Stiehm; ""women and peace and security"" - the politics of implementing gender sensitivity norms in peacekeeping, Henry F. Carey; sexual violence in times of war - a new challenge for peace operations?, Inger Skjelsbaek; military women in peace operations - experiences of the Norwegian battalion in UNIFIL 1978-98, Kari H. Karame; gender mainstreaming in practice - the United Nations transitional assistance group in Namibia, Louise Olsson; closing remarks, Cynthia Enloe; appendices."

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Louise Olsson Uppsala University, Torunn L. Tryggestad Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

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