This article reviews the remarkable growth in empirical literature in political science on
wartime sexual violence against civilians, including rape, sexual slavery, forced marriage …

How is political violence gendered? We connect the traditional political violence literature's
emphasis on categorizing attacks to the gender and politics literature's analysis of the …

Political scientists and practitioners have long been troubled by political violence, defined as
the use of force, or threatened use of force, to achieve political ends. However, gaps in …

Since the adoption of UNSCR 1820 in 2008, United Nations peacekeeping operations have
come under increased pressure to prevent conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) …

In this chapter, students will learn about feminist perspectives and the kinds of questions
they raise about international security. It also examines some of the empirical research …

ABSTRACT A backlash against gender equality is a core component of the contemporary tilt
away from liberal democracy in some contexts. The backlash has been enabled by two …

Violent conflict is the key driver in global food crises. In response, researchers,
humanitarians and policy stakeholders have sought to better predict, analyse and respond …

In an effort to produce a more holistic and nuanced understanding of the violence women
face in conflict, this article describes al Shabaab and Boko Haram's respective patterns of …

Although quotas and other efforts to increase women's political participation can ensure that
the descriptive representation of women changes dramatically over a short period of time, it …

Este artículo examina el notorio crecimiento de la literatura empírica en las ciencias políticas
sobre la violencia sexual contra civiles en tiempos de guerra, incluyendo la violación, la …