1st Edition
Gendering Counterinsurgency Performativity, Embodiment and Experience in the Afghan ‘Theatre of War’
By Synne L. Dyvik
Copyright 2017
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book analyses the various ways counterinsurgency in Afghanistan is gendered. The book examines the US led war in Afghanistan from 2001 onwards, including the invasion, the population-centric counterinsurgency operations and the efforts to train a new Afghan military charged with securing the country when the US and NATO withdrew their combat forces in 2014. Through an... Read more
Introduction: Gendering the War in Afghanistan
1. Performing Gender in the ‘Theatre of War’
2. Gendered Invasions
3. Gendering the ‘Kinder, Gentler’ War
4. Embodying Combat and Fighting
5. A ‘Woman’s Touch’ to Counterinsurgency
6. Producing Masculinities, Justifying Withdrawal
Conclusion: Gendering the ‘Killing and Caring’ of Counterinsurgency
Biography
Synne L. Dyvik is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sussex, UK.
