Routledge Handbook of Feminist Peace Research

Feminist analysis and critical feminist peace research Feminist peace Postcoloniality, decoloniality Organisation of the handbook Way forward/expectations References I. Methodologies and genealogies Genealogies of feminist peace research: Themes, thinkers, and turns Introduction Multiple genealogies - better insights?Feminist peace research hits its stride Tensions in scholarship and activism Notes References Feminist care ethics: Contributions to peace theory Introduction The personal is political Conflict resolution Care and justice Relational ontology Epistemological situatedness Socialising care Care-work and security for citizens Care as work Globalising care International security and peace The value of care Notes References Methodologies for feminist peace research Introduction What is feminist methodology?What are feminist peace methodologies?Situated knowledge through ethnography Discourses and representations Quantitative methodologies - looking for patterns Conclusions and new questions References Queer theories of peace and security Introduction From invisibility to hypervisibility Queering space, borders, and geopolitics "On the right side of history" - queer perspectives on time Conclusion Note References Everyday peace in critical feminist theory Introduction Everyday peace and politics of locations Peace and cold war Feminist peace post-cold/man war But do we really care?Conclusion Note References Feminist responses to conflict: Within, against, and beyond the law Introduction Feminist engagements with international laws Feminist engagements against law Beyond the law: the creation of new social imaginaries Conclusion Notes References Gendering education for peace: Critical perspectives Introduction Gendering peace education: the trajectory Critical peace education: taking the feminist agenda forward?Concluding remarks Notes References Women, patriarchy, and traditional methods: A postcolonial feminist critique of pashtun Jirga Introduction Women, patriarchy, and traditional conflict resolution "Pashtunwali" and Pashtun "Jirga" in Pakistan Conclusion Notes References II. Politics, power, and violence Continuums of violence: Feminist peace research and gender-based violence Introduction Continuums of violence Private/public Wartime/peacetime Conclusion References Sexual Violence in Times of War and Peace Introduction Sexual violence in war Only sexual violence in armed conflict?Sexual violence in "peace"Conclusion: sexual violence in war and peace Note References Feminist peace versus weapons of violence Introduction Gendered impacts from the use of weapons Structural and normative issues New technologies of violence Diversity versus power A way forward References Feminist responses to violent extremism Introduction Section 1. Understanding terrorist violence Section 1A Researching terrorism Section 1B Findings - forms of terrorist violence Direct violence Structural violence Cultural violence Section 1C Controversies - misogynist violence Section 2. Understanding counterterrorism efforts Section 2A Findings - critiquing P/CVE and CT Gender stereotypes in P/CVE and CT Gender exclusions in P/CVE and CT Securitised goals of P/CVE and CT Section 2C Controversies: feminist counterterrorism?Future research and conclusion Note References Armed resistance and feminist activism Introduction Women's activism vs feminist activism in war and peace Women's activism: from anti-war movements to peacebuilding Tracing women in armed resistance movements Feminist activism and armed resistance in Myanmar Conclusion Notes References Feminism. Militarism. Whatever.: Civil-military operations in Afghanistan Introduction Militarism Combating or contributing to militarism? Human security and Women, Peace and Security (WPS)Afghanistan: "there is no military solution"Gender initiatives Conclusion References Can armed service be emancipatory?: Complex answers from Nepal and the United States Introduction Participation of women in armed conflict Is fighting in an armed group a sign of gender emancipation?Female combatants in the Maoist insurgency in Nepal: a complex case From hope and purpose to marginalisation and despair U.S. women soldiers "break the brass ceiling"Conclusion Notes References Silencing and voicing the subaltern Introduction: silencing/voicing and the decolonial feminist lens The ontological-cultural dimension of silencing The epistemic and economic dimension of silencing Conclusion References III. Institutional and societal interventions Editors' introduction Feminist approaches to peace and conflict: International human rights law disappearing and re-emerging?Introduction IHRL occupying a central place in feminist analysis of peace and conflict Equivocal attitudes to IHRL in feminist peace and conflict scholarship IHRL at the margin of feminist scholarship on WPS Lack of diversity in feminist peace and conflict research Conclusion References Foreign policy and diplomacy: Feminist interventions Introduction Unpacking foreign policy and diplomacy in practice Feminist critiques of mainstream approaches to foreign policy and diplomacy Impact on feminist intervention on foreign policy and diplomatic practices Blind spots in feminist approaches to foreign policy Conclusion: towards a feminist foreign policy References Women, peace, and security Introduction Women and peace and security: key themes Institutionalisation of the WPS agenda: political implications From policy to practice: major contestations Conclusion Note References Peacekeeping: Feminist debates and demands Introduction Peacekeeping as international intervention Feminist critiques of peacekeeping Feminist demands for peacekeeping reform Conclusion References Not enough soldier, not enough civilian: The continuing under-representation of female soldiers in Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration (DDR) programmes Introduction Introduction to Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration programmes Why female soldiers continue to be under-represented in DDR programmes?Incomprehensive representation, inadequate knowledge Confusing guidelines Practical reasons Ideological prioritisation Conclusion Note References Trauma, memory, and peacebuilding Introduction Conceptualising trauma: individual collective Memory as gendered: feminist lenses The role of trauma and memory in peacebuilding: feminist critical engagements Trauma, gender, and transitional justice Trauma, memory, and postwar agency Conclusion Note References Feminism and peace movements: Engendering anti-nuclear activism Introduction What is feminist anti-nuclear activism?Cold War feminist anti-nuclear activism Post-Cold War feminist anti-nuclear activism Future research Conclusion Notes References The arts as a peacebuilding approach: Feminist contributions and directions Introduction The arts, peacebuilding, and feminist peace research Aesthetics: building everyday relationships and solidarity Emotions: incorporating ways of knowing and feeling besides the rational Inclusion: a platform for silenced voices Conclusion and future directions References IV. Bodies, sexualities, and health Editors' introduction Bodies/biopolitics/identity: Feminist perspectives Introduction Biopolitics and feminist theory Two bodies of biopolitics Conclusion Notes References Embodying transformations: Feminism, the yoga body, and social change Introduction Yoga and the politics of the body Women, yoga, and self-care Women and yoga Feminism, the body, and yoga Building a feminist yoga practice Conclusion Notes References Sexual health and world peace Introduction Sexual health and feminist conflict analysis Sexual health and feminist peacebuilding Conclusion Notes References Sexual orientation and gender identity or expression (SOGIE) in violent conflict and peacebuilding Introduction Heightened and layered vulnerabilities Post-conflict peacebuilding: a moment of opportunity?Gender and sexual minorities in Colombia WPS and LGBTQ experiences Queer inclusion in feminist peace research Notes References Men, masculinities, peace, and violence: A multi-level overview on justice and conflict Introduction Critical perspectives on men, masculinities, and violence Peace and conflict at multiple levels: connections with men and masculinities Working post-conflict to transform men and masculinities, and contribute towards justice Conclusion References Nationalism, masculinities, and bodies Introduction Gendered nationalism Masculinities, militarisation in nationalist projects Bodies, mobilised but resistant Conclusion References Intergenerational feminist peace: Global research and a case study from Aceh, Indonesia Introduction Youth matter for peace Creating peace: arts-based approaches Introducing Aceh Creative writing for an intergenerational, gender-just peace?Conclusion Note References Gender and disasters Introduction Disasters Women and vulnerability to climate change Realignment of livelihoods and labour Out-migration Food security Forced marriage, dowry - commodifying girls' bodies Violence against women following disasters Health Conclusion References V. Global inequalities Editors' introduction Climate change, gender, and peace: Thinking differently in a brave new world?Introduction Climate change and security Critiques of existing approaches A feminist climate peace?Conclusion Notes References Is feminist peace possible?: Constraints and opportunities in a global political economy Introduction The global political economy and feminist peace Feminist political economy peacebuilding alternatives Where to now? A feminist, peace, and security agenda Conclusion Notes References Feminist approaches to forms of labour Introduction Women in the labour market Precariousness and effects of austerity measures The unpaid labour of caring for others Women's migration in regard to labour Conclusion References Development and foreign aid Introduction From women to gender in development Mainstreaming gender in development: lights and shadows Women's organisations and funding for the defence of women's rights Final reflections and questions that still need to be answered Notes References Feminised work, invisible labour: Against the formal-informal economy dichotomy Introduction Formal-informal dichotomy: conceptual boundaries and invisibilities Gender and social economy Gender and the irregular economy Gender and the formal economy Conclusion Note References Famines: 'Slow' violence and gendered memorialisation Introduction From 'hunger crisis' to deliberate mass starvation The 'slow' violence of famines Memorialising famines Gendered commemorations: Irish famine memorials in Australia Conclusion Notes References Global mobilities Introduction Feminist approaches to global mobility Agency and victimhood Global mobility and care Immobility Feminist peace research and people on the move Conclusion Note References Gender and diaspora Introduction Diaspora studies, gender studies, and feminist peace approaches and methodologies: a strong nexus Gender, nationalism, and patriarchy in the diaspora Masculinities, femininities, and sexualities in the diaspora Conclusion Notes References