War, Women, and Power - From Violence to Mobilization in Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina

While dominant narratives emphasize war's destructive effects, this book demonstrates how war can open up unexpected opportunities for women's political mobilization.

List of contents

1. From violence to mobilization: war, women, and power; 2. Historical roots of mass violence in Rwanda; 3. War and structural shifts in Rwanda; 4. Women's political mobilization in Rwanda; 5. Historical roots of mass violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 6. War and structural shifts in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 7. Women's political mobilization in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 8. Limits of mobilization; 9. Conclusion.

About the author

Marie E. Berry is Assistant Professor of International Comparative Politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.

Summary

Just ten years after the war and genocide in their country, Rwandans elected the world's highest level of women to parliament. Marie E. Berry relates the remarkable ascent of women to their experience of violence. Analyzing conflict and its aftermath in Rwanda and Bosnia, she explores how women resist and survive during war.

Product details

• Authors: Marie E. Berry, Marie E. (University of Denver) Berry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781108401517
• ISBN: 978-1-108-40151-7
• No. of pages: 297
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Bosnia-Herzegovina, International Relations, 21st Century, Rwanda, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms