Women and Power in Postconflict Africa

di Aili Mari Tripp (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2015

The book explains an unexpected consequence of the decrease in conflict in Africa after the 1990s. Analysis of cross-national data and in-depth comparisons of case studies of Uganda, Liberia and Angola show that post-conflict countries have significantly higher rates of women's political representation in legislatures and government compared with countries that have not undergone major conflict. They have also passed more legislative reforms and made more constitutional changes relating to women's rights. The study explains how and why these patterns emerged, tying these outcomes to the conjuncture of the rise of women's movements, changes in international women's rights norms and, most importantly, gender disruptions that occur during war. This book will help scholars, students, women's rights activists, international donors, policy makers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others better understand some of the circumstances that are most conducive to women's rights reform today and why.

• Autore: Aili Mari Tripp
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics
• Anno: 2015
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 320 p.
• Dimensioni: 230 x 153 mm
• Peso: 460 gr.
• EAN: 9781107535879

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