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  1. Research

    Private Military Security Companies and the Problem of Men and Masculinities

    Higate, Paul. 2009. "Private Military Security Companies and the Problem of Men and Masculinities." Paper presented at the 50th Annual Conference of the International Studies Association, New York, February 15-18.

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    Topics: Gender, Men, Masculinity/ies, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Militarization, Peacekeeping, Security, Security Sector Reform Regions: MENA, Asia, Middle East Countries: Iraq Keywords: private security, masculinity

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    The Withering Military in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Roles for the Private Security Industry?

    Lock, Peter. 1998. "The Withering Military in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Roles for the Private Security Industry?" Africa Spectrum 33 (2): 135-55.

    Topics: Armed Conflict, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Security Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa Keywords: private security

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    Military-Related Sexual Trauma among Veterans' Health Administration Patients Returning from Afghanistan and Iraq

    Kimerling, Rachel, Amy E. Street, Joanne Pavao, Mark W. Smith, Ruth C. Cronkite, Tyson H. Holmes, and Susan M. Frayne. 2010. "Military-Related Sexual Trauma Among Veterans’ Health Administration Patients Returning from Afghanistan and Iraq." American Journal of Public Health 100 (8): 1409-1412.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Gender, Women, Men, Health, Mental Health, PTSD, Trauma, Security, Sexual Violence Regions: MENA, Americas, North America, Asia, Middle East, South Asia Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, United States of America Keywords: sexual violence, military, veterans, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom

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    "How Can I Feel for Others When I Myself Am Beaten?" The Impact of the Armed Conflict on Women in Israel

    Sachs, Dalia,  Amalia Sa’ar, and Sarai Aharoni. 2007. "‘How Can I Feel for Others When I Myself Am Beaten?’ The Impact of the Armed Conflict on Women in Israel." Sex Roles 57 (7): 593-606.

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    Topics: Feminisms, Gender, Women, Health, Mental Health, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militarism, Security Regions: MENA, Asia, Middle East Countries: Israel Keywords: feminist security theory, Israel, militarism, women's stress and wellbeing

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    Modern-Day Slavery? The Scope of Trafficking in Persons in Africa

    Fitzgibbon, Kathleen. 2003. "Modern-Day Slavery? The Scope of Trafficking in Persons in Africa." African Security Studies 12 (1): 81-9.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Development, Gender, Women, Men, Girls, Boys, Livelihoods, Sexual Livelihoods, Rights, Human Rights, Security, Sexual Violence, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Sexual Slavery, Trafficking, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking Regions: Africa, Central Africa, West Africa Keywords: child soldiers, conflict, internally displaced people, Africa, sexual exploitation, human trafficking, organized crime

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    Mobility, Poverty, and Gender: Travel 'Choices' of Slum Residents in Nairobi, Kenya

    Salon, Deborah, and Sumila Gulyani. 2010. "Mobility, Poverty, and Gender: Travel 'Choices' of Slum Residents in Nairobi, Kenya." Transport Reviews 30 (5): 641-657.

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    Topics: Economies, Poverty, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Infrastructure, Transportation, Security, Sexual Violence, Rape, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, SV against Women Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Kenya Keywords: sexual abuse, transport

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    'I'll Bury You in the Border!': Women's Land Struggles in Post-War Facazisse (Magude District), Mozambique

    Gengenbach, Heidi. 1998. "'I'll Bury You in the Border!': Women's Land Struggles in Post-War Facazisse (Magude District), Mozambique.” Journal of Southern African Studies 4 (1): 7-36.

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Rights, Land Rights, Security Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Mozambique

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    Gender-Based Violence and Property Grabbing in Africa: A Denial of Women’s Security and Liberty

    Izumi, Kaori. 2007.”Gender-Based Violence and Property Grabbing in Africa: A Denial of Women’s Security and Liberty.” Gender and Development 15 (1): 11-23.

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    Topics: Economies, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Health, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, Land Grabbing, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights, Security, Human Security Regions: Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa Keywords: gendered violence, insecurity, physical abuse, mental harassment, women's rights, Property grabbing

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    Rape as Weapon of War in the Eastern DRC? The Victims' Perspective

    Maedl, Anna. 2011. "Rape as Weapon of War in the Eastern DRC? The Victims' Perspective." Human Rights Quarterly 33 (1): 128-47.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Male Combatants, Gender, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Health, HIV/AIDS, International Organizations, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Rights, Human Rights, Women's Rights, Security, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Keywords: sexual violence, rape, war rape, weapon of war

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    Rape as a Weapon of War in Libya: New Permutations on an Old Theme

    Marshall, Lucinda. 2011. "Rape as a Weapon of War in Libya: New Permutations on an Old Theme." Peace and Freedom 71 (2): 24.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Displacement & Migration, Refugee/IDP Camps, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, International Law, International Criminal Law, Justice, Impunity, War Crimes, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militaries, Security, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women Regions: Africa, North Africa, Americas, North America Countries: Libya, United States of America Keywords: sexual violence, international criminal court, rape, war rape

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