Gender violence is characterized by its persistent ubiquity, yet feminist theorists are
challenged with naming this prevalence without granting gender violence an …

This paper focuses on the impact of social reproduction patterns on borrowing experiences
in everyday life, linking two lines of research within feminist and critical International Political …

Emerging research shows how brideprice facilitates conflict, as young men who cannot
afford brideprice join armed groups. This article provides additional evidence for the role of …

Child, early, and forced marriage (CEFM) remains prevalent worldwide. Rates are especially
high in areas affected by crisis and conflict. CEFM predominately impacts girls, who are …

The idea of democratic state-building constituted the basis of the peace promotion
engagement of the United Nations and other international agencies in Timor-Leste. Yet, this …

“Post war” has been highlighted as an arena in which, under the banner of reconstruction,
processes of accumulation by dispossession are often intensified. This conceptual article …

This article examines the underlying political economy context of the uneven development
outcomes in post-conflict Timor-Leste. We use a modified version of a structural political …

Women's empowerment is now a global development objective. However, the
instrumentalization of this approach to gender equality has prompted calls for research into …

Microfinance has brought the ray of light in the times of darkness by financing the
marginalised. Various studies have shown the evidence that microfinance has deeply …

Microlending (microcredit and microcredit) presents a complex,'glocal'phenomenon meeting
social concerns (poverty and community development) versus commercial interests …