Exploring the plausibility of linking notions of terrorism and sexual violence by using the Great Lakes Region as a case study
By: Claudia Forster-Towne
Publisher: Africa Institute of South Africa
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Pretoria, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 71
ISBN-13: 9780798302852
Subjects: Women; Crimes against; Women refugees; Women and war; Political violence; Sex crimes; Femmes; Crimes contre; Réfugiées; Femmes et guerre; Violence politique; Crimes sexuels
Other titles: Terrorism and sexual violence : the case of the Great Lakes Region
Description: Sexual violence has been endemic during times of conflict but can it be considered a form of terrorism? Despite being a very fluid term, Claudia Forster-Towne attempts to identify several of the core tenets of terrorism before trying to establish whether sexual violence could be regarded as terrorism in itself. The African Great Lakes region and the conflict that area has witnessed are used as a case study throughout the paper.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-71).
Table of contents: title: Background, aim and scope; title: The conflicts in the Great Lakes region; title: An exploration of the concept of terrorism; title: Scope and magnitude of sexual violence; title: Understanding sexual violence; title: Exploring a correlation between sexual violence and terrorism.