Research has widely documented the effects of war and political violence on the functioning
and well-being of adults and children. Yet, within this literature, women's agency in the face …

This chapter explores women's varied roles and positions in Africa's wars from the
precolonial to postcolonial era. It argues that the bulk of the literature on women's …

The chapters outline the history of African women's engagement in peacebuilding,
introducing new and neglected themes such as youth, disability, and religious …

Abstract The adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) in
October 2000 attracted widespread commendation from African women groups and civil …

When war broke out in eastern Ukraine in 2014, many women assumed positions in
unofficial volunteer battalions and the Ukrainian Army that were not intended for them. They …

This article analyzes the motives for direct (in military actions) and non-direct (in
administrative or military support actions) participation of Ukrainian women in the ongoing …

Previous studies on girls in conflict and post-conflict peacebuilding have focused on gender-
based violence and how disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs …

In The Orchard of Lost Souls, Nadifa Mohamed joins the chorus of contemporary Eastern
Africa female writers who are returning to sites of war and armed conflict. This is her feminist …

O desenvolvimento da luta de libertação na Guiné-Bissau entre finais da década de 1950 e
meados dos anos 1970 levou o movimento de libertação (PAIGC–Partido Africano da …

Naciones Unidas estima que globalmente hay 300.000 niños y niñas soldados en
conflictos. Según dicha organización en 2018 el reclutamiento de niños y niñas aumentó en …