Women and Power in Postconflict Africa

This book explains why women's rights are improving more rapidly in post-conflict countries in Africa than elsewhere on the continent.

List of contents

Part I. Setting the Stage: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Pathways to change in political gender regimes; Part II. Case Studies: 3. Uganda: forging a new trajectory; 4. Liberia: the power of fighting for peace; 5. Angola: the limits of post-conflict gender policy reform; Part III. New Openings for Women's Rights: 6. Women's rights in peace agreements; 7. Women's rights in post-conflict constitutions; Part IV. Gendered Outcomes: 8. Women and leadership in post-conflict countries; 9. Women's rights and post-conflict legislative reform; Part V. Future Research: 10. New frontiers in the study of women, conflict, and peace.

About the author

Aili Tripp is Professor of Political Science and Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is author of several award-winning books, including Museveni's Uganda: Paradoxes of Power in a Hybrid Regime (2010), African Women's Movements: Transforming Political Landscapes (Cambridge, 2009), and Women and Politics in Uganda (2000). Professor Tripp is co-editor of the book series Women in Africa and the Diaspora. She has served as president of the African Studies Association and vice president of the American Political Science Association.

Summary

This book explains why women's rights and rates of political leadership are improving more rapidly in post-conflict countries in Africa than elsewhere on the continent. It provides original theoretical and empirical contributions to the study of women, peace and security as well as to the political science literature on post-conflict transitions and peacebuilding.

Product details

• Authors: Aili Mari Tripp, Aili Mari (University of Wisconsin Tripp, Tripp Aili Mari
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.10.2015
• EAN: 9781107115576
• ISBN: 978-1-107-11557-6
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Gender an; Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Politics & government, Feminism & feminist theory, Comparative Politics, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Armed Conflict, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General