1st Edition

Women and Political Violence Female Combatants in Ethno-National Conflict

By Miranda Alison Copyright 2009
292 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

This book directly challenges the stereotype that women are inherently peaceable by examining female combatants’ involvement in ethno-national conflicts. Drawing upon empirical case studies of Sri Lanka and Northern Ireland, this study explores the ways in which women have traditionally been depicted. Whereas women have predominantly been seen as victims of conflict, this book acknowledges... Read more

1: Introduction. 2: Overview of Armed Conflict In Sri Lanka And Northern Ireland. 3: Theorizing Women-And-Peace, Nationalism And Female Combatants Feminism(s) and Peace. 4: Enlistment of Women In Paramilitary Organizations in Sri Lanka And Northern Ireland. 5: Women’s Experiences In The Ltte In Sri Lanka: Gender Relations And Feminist Nationalism. 6: Women’s Experiences in Paramilitary Organizations In Northern Ireland: Gender Relations And Feminist Nationalism. 7: Conclusions and Reflections. Appendix: Interviewees/Participants. Bibliography.

Biography

Miranda H. Alison is Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at the University of Warwick. She completed her PhD at Queen’s University, Belfast.