Making gender, making war
Subtitle: violence, military and peacekeeping practices
By: edited by Annica Kronsell and Erika Svedberg
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Routledge advances in feminist studies and intersectionality -- no. 6
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780415897587
Subjects: Sex role; Women and the military; Women and peace; Masculinity; Peace-building
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: making gender, making war / Annica Kronsell and Erika Svedberg; title: Theme I: conceptualizing gender, violence, militarism; title: Gender relations as causal in militarization and war : a feminist standpoint / Cynthia Cockburn; title: Men/masculinities : war/militarism - searching (for) the obvious connections? / Jeff Hearn; title: Theme II: making gender and (re)making the nation; title: What does a bath towel have to do with security policy? : gender trouble in the Swedish Armed Forces / Maud Eduards; title: Friendly war-fighters and invisible women : perceptions of gender and masculinities in the Norwegian Armed Forces on missions abroad / Torunn Laugen Haaland; title: The "Rotten report" and the reproduction of masculinity, nation, and security in Turkey / Alp Biricik; title: Men making peace in the name of just war : the case of Finland / Pirjo Jukarainen; title: Theme III: institutional practices and travelling concepts; title: Analyzing UN & NATO responses to sexual misconduct in peacekeeping operations / Laura Hebert; title: A gendered protection for the "victims" of war : mainstreaming gender in refugee protection / Jane Freedman; title: Experiences, reflections, and learning : feminist organizations, security discourse, and SCR 1325 / Laura McLeod; title: Theme IV: gender subjectivity in the organization of violence; title: Nordic women and international crisis management : a politics of hope? / Elina Penttinen; title: Women in militant movements : (un)comfortable silences and discursive strategies / Swati Parashar; title: In the business of (in)security : mavericks, mercenaries, and masculinities in the private security company / Paul Higate; title: Re-envisioning masculinities in the context of conflict transformation : the gender politics of demilitarizing Northern Ireland society / Fidelma Ashe; title: Conclusions; title: Is feminism being co-opted by militarism? / Annica Kronsell and Erika Svedberg.