Civil Society, Care Labour, and the Women, Peace and Security... - 9780367642747

Taylor & Francis

Civil Society, Care Labour, and the Women, Peace and Security AgendaMaking 1325 Work\nAuthor(s): Caitlin Hamilton, Anuradha Mundkur, Laura J. Shepherd\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367642747, 978-0367642747\nSynopsis\nThis book proposes that work on the Women, Peace and Security agenda undertaken by civil society actors can be interpreted as a form of care labour that nourishes and sustains the agenda without which the agenda could not, in fact, succeed. The care labour of civil society is thus a condition of the Women, Peace and Security agendas success.\n\nUnited Nations Security Council resolution 1325 is the foundation of a diverse and pluralising policy framework known as the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Over the 20 years since the adoption of the foundational resolution, despite sustained resistance from some quarters and a general lack of adequate resourcing and political will, the agenda has cont.