New Directions in Women, Peace, and Security

Description

This groundbreaking and accessible book engages vexed and vexing questions about the future of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, balancing analysis of emerging trends with reflections from those at the forefront of policy and practice. What does gender equality mean for peace, justice, and security? At the turn of the 21st century, feminist advocates persuaded the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution that drew attention to this question at the highest levels of international policy deliberations. Today the Women, Peace and Security agenda is a complex field, relevant to every conceivable dimension of war and peace. This groundbreaking book engages vexed and vexing questions about the future of the agenda, from the legacies of coloniality to the prospects of international law, and from the implications of the global arms trade to the impact of climate change. It balances analysis of emerging trends with specially commissioned reflections from those at the forefront of policy and practice.

Soumita Basu is a Assistant Professor in International Relations at the South Asian University, India. Paul Kirby is Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. Laura J. Shepherd is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Professor of International Relations at the University of Sydney.

"New directions in Women, Peace and Security is a timely contribution around the anniversary of the resolution, as its effects are increasingly both acknowledged and questioned... The accessibility of the writing and the clearness of the argument allow for a wide readership, ensuring that the future of WPS can be understood and influenced by a wide variety of people." International Affairs "...offers a remarkable and accessible overview of the current theoretical debates in the field, as well as the future research avenues and policy challenges of the constantly evolving WPS agenda." International Feminist Journal of Politics "Basu, Kirby and Shepherd deliver a successful work that offers new, complex content even in the 20th year of the WPS agenda." Femina Politica