Building peace, rebuilding patriarchy : the failure of gender interventions in Timor-Leste / Melissa Johnston.
Series: Oxford studies in gender and international relations: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (colour).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197638026.Subject(s): Peace-building -- Timor-Leste | Women in peace-building -- Timor-Leste | Women -- Social conditions -- Timor-Leste | Microfinance -- Social aspects -- Timor-Leste | Politics and Government | Sociology & anthropologyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197637999DDC classification: 303.66082095987 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: Over the two decades since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, peacebuilding interventions around the globe have increasingly incorporated gender perspectives. Yet, the results have been uneven. In this title, Melissa Johnston explains why gender interventions often fail to help those who most need them, using the case of Timor-Leste, a country subjected to high levels of peacebuilding and gender interventions between 1999 and 2017. Looking at three types of gender interventions, Johnston makes the case that as peacebuilders seek to rebuild war-torn societies, understanding the intersection of social and gender order is more important than ever.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Over the two decades since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, peacebuilding interventions around the globe have increasingly incorporated gender perspectives. Yet, the results have been uneven. In this title, Melissa Johnston explains why gender interventions often fail to help those who most need them, using the case of Timor-Leste, a country subjected to high levels of peacebuilding and gender interventions between 1999 and 2017. Looking at three types of gender interventions, Johnston makes the case that as peacebuilders seek to rebuild war-torn societies, understanding the intersection of social and gender order is more important than ever.
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