Gender, Violence, and Human Security – Critical Feminist Perspectives Tripp

Gender, Violence, and Human SecurityCritical Feminist Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Aili Mari Tripp, Myra Marx Ferree, Christina Ewig\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814760345, 978-0814760345\nSynopsis\nThe nature of human security is changing globally: interstate conflict and even intrastate conflict may be diminishing worldwide, yet threats to individuals and communities persist. Large-scale violence by formal and informal armed forces intersects with interpersonal and domestic forms of violence in mutually reinforcing ways. 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 through case studies from a variety of contexts around the globe.\n \n This fascinating volume goes beyond existing feminist international relations engagements with security studies to .