Women & Peacebuilding in Africa

A key book for conflict and peace studies, reveals the gendered nature of peacebuilding, its consequences, and the importance of women playing a part in peace processes in Africa.

List of contents

1. Introduction: The Gendering of Peacebuilding in Africa
Aili Mari Tripp
2. Women Activists' Informal Peacebuilding Strategies in South Sudan
Helen Kezie-Nwoha and Juliet Were
3. 'Ba Sa Jin Mu' (They Don't Listen to Us): Women and Peacebuilding in North-eastern Nigeria
Ayesha Imam, Maina Yahi and Hauwa Biu
4. No Going Back: Somali Women's Fight for Political Inclusion
Ladan Affi
5. Sudanese Women's Demands for Rights and Representation in the 2019 Revolution
Samia al-Nagar and Liv Tønnessen
6. The Fight for Democracy and Women's Rights in Algeria: A Long Legacy of Struggle
Aili Mari Tripp
7. Conclusions: Women's Peace Activism in Africa
Ladan Affi and Liv Tønnessen

Summary

A key book for conflict and peace studies, reveals the gendered nature of peacebuilding, its consequences, and the importance of women playing a part in peace processes in Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Ladan Affi, Helen Kezie-nwoha, Liv Tonnessen, Aili Tripp, Aili Mari Tripp, Juliet Were
• Assisted by: Ladan Affi (Editor), Liv (Person) Tonnessen (Editor), Liv Tønnessen (Editor), Aili Tripp (Editor), Aili Mari Tripp (Editor), Aili Mari (Royalty Account) Tripp (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781847012821
• ISBN: 978-1-84701-282-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Series: African Issues
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories