War, Violence and Womens Agency in Pakistan - The Case of Swat

This book investigates the prominent features of gender ideology in Swat, Pakistan and how they influence the norms and forms of women's agency during conflict.

List of contents

1 Women's Agency in Conflict: A Description of Theory and Methodology
2 An (Un)Gendered Political History of the Swat Region: The Arrival of the Yousafzais, Religion, State-Building and the Rise of the Taliban
3 The Social Structure of the Swat Region: The Intersection of Religion, Ethnicity, Class and Gender with Women's Agency
4 The Women of Swat in Conflict: In Between Victimhood and Agency (2005-2007)
5 Women's Sufferings, Resistance and Resilience
Epilogue
Index

About the author

Rehana Wagha is currently a visiting lecturer at the Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. She has been an active member of the South Asia Feminist Alliance (SAFA for ESCR) and Women's Action for Better Workplaces (WAction) and worked as a consultant with the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW). Her teaching and research interests include war, violence and women's agency, gendered dimensions of reconstruction and reconciliation, countering gender stereotypes and violent extremism, forced displacements, gender and society, and women's empowerment.

Product details

• Authors: Rehana Wagha, Rehana (Quaid-I-Azam University Wagha
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032661414
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3266141-4
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Routledge Research on Gender in Asia Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Pakistan, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Warfare & defence, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Warfare and defence, Gender studies: women and girls, Armed Conflict, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies