Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies

Name: Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This book brings together a unique blend of researchers, civil society and community activists all working on different aspects of conflict sexual violence on the African continent. The contributions included here offer a detailed reading of the social and political climate within which some patterns of sexual violence unfold, and the increased policy and institutional responses shaping post-conflict environments. The chapters are organized around three main themes: the continuities between conflict sexual violence and post-conflict insecurity; the troubling category of \""victim\"" and its representation in post-conflict settings; and the international contexts \u2013 such as international programming, aid and justice interventions \u2013 that shape how conflict sexual violence is addressed. The authors come to the topic from various academic disciplines - anthropology, gender studies, law, and psychology - and from different non-academic contexts, including civil society organization.