Gender, violence, and human security : critical feminist perspectives / edited by Aili Mari Tripp, Myra Marx Ferree, Christina Ewig.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tripp, Aili Mari.

Ferree, Myra Marx.

Ewig, Christina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Violence against.

Women.

Feminist theory.

Human security.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : NYU Press, [2013]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Gender, Violence, and Human Security takes a critical look at notions of human security and violence through a feminist lens, drawing on both theoretical perspectives and empirical examinations from a variety of contexts around the globe. This fascinating volume goes beyond existing feminist international relations engagements with security studies to identify not only limitations of the human security approach, but also possible synergies between feminist and human security approaches. Noted scholars Aili Mari Tripp, Myra Marx Ferree, and Christina Ewig, along with their distinguished group of contributors, analyze specific case studies from around the world, ranging from post-conflict security in Croatia to the relationship between state policy and gender-based crime in the United States. Shifting the focus of the term "human security" from its defensive emphasis to a more proactive notion of peace, the book ultimately calls for addressing the structural issues that give rise to violence. A hard-hitting critique of the ways in which global inequalities are often overlooked by human-security theorists, Gender, Violence, and Human Security presents a much-needed intervention into the study of power relations throughout the world. Book jacket.

Contents:

part one. Retheorizing human security through a gender lens

part two. Case studies of gendered violence in a context of broader insecurities

part three. Policy considerations for reducing violence and increasing human security

part four. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Gender, violence, and human security : critical feminist perspectives.

ISBN:

9780814770139

OCLC:

860626222

Access Restriction:

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