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  1. Research

    Gender Violence or Violence Against Women? The Treatment of Forced Marriage in the Special Court for Sierra Leone

    Slater, Rachel. 2012. “Gender Violence or Violence Against Women? The Treatment of Forced Marriage in the Special Court for Sierra Leone.” Melbourne Journal of International Law 13 (2):  732.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Displacement & Migration, Refugees, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Gender-Based Violence, International Law, International Criminal Law, Justice, International Tribunals & Special Courts, War Crimes, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militaries, Sexual Violence, Sexual Slavery, SV against Women Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone

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    Sexing the State: The Gendered Origins of the Civil War in Sierra Leone

    Lahai, John Idriss. 2010. “Sexing the State: The Gendered Origins of the Civil War in Sierra Leone.” Minerva Journal of Women and War 4 (2): 26–45. doi:10.3172/MIN.4.2.26.

     

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Civil Wars, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Gender Analysis, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militarization Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone

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    Empowerment Boom or Bust? Assessing Women's Post-Conflict Empowerment Initiatives

    MacKenzie, Megan. 2009. “Empowerment Boom or Bust? Assessing Women's Post-Conflict Empowerment Initiatives” Cambridge Review of International Affairs 22 (2): 199-215. 

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, DDR, Development, Economies, Gender, Women, Gender Roles Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone

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    Gendered ‘Choices’ in Sierra Leone: Women in Artisanal Mining in Tonkolili District

    Ibrahim, Aisha Fofana, Blair Rutherford, and Doris Buss. 2020. “Gendered ‘Choices’ in Sierra Leone: Women in Artisanal Mining in Tonkolili District.” Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne Des Études Africaines 54 (1): 157–76. 

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    Topics: Economies, Extractive Industries, Gender, Gender Roles, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone Keywords: Sierra Leone, gender, artisanal mining, governance, genre, exploitation minière artisanale, gouvernance

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    Female Fighters in the Sierra Leone War: Challenging the Assumptions?

    Coulter, Chris. 2008. “Female Fighters in the Sierra Leone War: Challenging the Assumptions?” Feminist Review 8: 54-73.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Female Combatants, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Gender-Based Violence, Humanitarian Assistance, Violence Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone Keywords: female fighters, war, Gender, Sierra Leone, West Africa

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    Transnational Mining Corporations and Sustainable Resource-Based Livelihoods in Sierra Leone: Mining Corporations and Sustainable Livelihoods

    Akiwumi, Fenda A. 2011. “Transnational Mining Corporations and Sustainable Resource-Based Livelihoods in Sierra Leone: Mining Corporations and Sustainable Livelihoods.” Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography 32 (1): 53–70. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9493.2011.00419.x.

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    Topics: Economies, Extractive Industries, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Gendered Power Relations, Globalization, Households, Livelihoods, Post-Conflict Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone Keywords: Sierra Leone, Gender, mining, sustainable livelihoods, world systems theory

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    Women’s Bigger Burden: Disparities in Outcomes of Large Scale Land Acquisition in Sierra Leone

    Armah, Frederick Ato, Karin Steen, and Genesis Tambang Yengoh. 2015. “Women’s Bigger Burden: Disparities in Outcomes of Large Scale Land Acquisition in Sierra Leone.” Gender Issues 32 (4): 221–44.

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    Topics: Agriculture, Development, Food Security, Gender, Gender Roles, Households, Land Grabbing, Livelihoods, Rights, Land Rights Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone Keywords: women, livelihoods, land acquisition, Gender, land rights, land resources

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