Politics of Women, Peace, and Security in Un Mediation

"The United Nations has struggled to ensure that the peace processes it mediates are gender-sensitive and inclusive of women. This book is the first in-depth analysis of how the UN's everyday narratives and practices are gendered, making it difficult to fully realise inclusive peace mediation"--

Sommario

1. Where are the Women in UN Mediation?; 2. The WPS Agenda and UN Mediation; Part I. Narratives; 3. Art or Science? Narrative Struggles over the Meaning of UN Mediation; 4. The Science of UN Mediation; 5. The Art of UN Mediation; Part III. Subjects; 6. Femininities in UN Mediation; 7. Masculinities in UN Mediation; 8. Decolonial Feminist Peacemaking.

Info autore

Catriona Standfield is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Worcester State University. She was previously a research fellow at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Her work has been awarded by the International Studies Association and the Academic Council on the UN System.

Riassunto

The United Nations has struggled to ensure that the peace processes it mediates are gender-sensitive and inclusive of women. This book is the first in-depth analysis of how the UN's everyday narratives and practices are gendered, making it difficult to fully realise inclusive peace mediation.

Prefazione

The first dedicated analysis of how the UN's narratives and practices make it hard to achieve inclusive, gender-sensitive mediation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Catriona Standfield, Catriona (University of Massachusetts Standfield, Catriona (Worcester State University) Standfield
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2024
• EAN: 9781009512268
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0951226-8
• Pagine: 266
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; United Nations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, International institutions, United Nations & Un Agencies