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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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    Gender-Sensitive Programme Designe and Planning in Conflict-Affected Situations

    El-Bushra, Judy., Asha El-Karib, and Angela Hadjipateras. 2002. Gender-Sensitive Programme Designe and Planning in Conflict-Affected Situations. Nairobi: Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Development, Economies, Poverty, Gender, Women, Humanitarian Assistance, International Organizations, NGOs, Post-Conflict Reconstruction Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa Countries: Angola, Eritrea, Mali, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda Keywords: conflict, humanitarian aid, recovery

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    South Africa at the Crossroads of Human Trafficking: War-Pushed and Hope-Driven

    Cucumanova, Vanya. 2010. "South Africa at the Crossroads of Human Trafficking: War-Pushed and Hope-Driven." South African Catholic Bishop's Conference, Parliamentary Liaison Office: 1-38. 

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Displacement & Migration, IDPs, Refugees, Gender, Women, Peacekeeping, Trafficking, Human Trafficking Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: South Africa Keywords: human trafficking, refugees, internally displaced people, peacekeeping, border patrol, accountability, conflict, local government, sex trafficking

  4. Research

    Doing Gender from Top to Bottom? The South African Case

    Beall, Jo. 2001. “Doing Gender from Top to Bottom? The South African Case.” 12 (2): 135–42.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, National Liberation Wars, Class, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Post-Conflict Governance, Race Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: South Africa

  5. Research

    Arenas for Control, Terrains of Gender Contestation: Guerrilla Struggle and Counter-Insurgency Warfare in Zimbabwe 1972-1980

    Kesby, Mike. 1996. “Arenas for Control, Terrains of Gender Contestation: Guerrilla Struggle and Counter-Insurgency Warfare in Zimbabwe 1972-1980.” Journal of Southern African Studies 22 (4): 561-84.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Women, Masculinity/ies, Gender Roles, Gendered Power Relations Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Zimbabwe

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    The Disfigured Body of the Female Guerilla: (De)Militarization, Sexual Violence, and Redomestication in Zoe Wicomb's David's Story

    Samuelson, Meg. 2007. “The Disfigured Body of the Female Guerrilla: (De)Militarization, Sexual Violence, and Redomestication in Zoë Wicomb’s David’s StorySigns: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 32 (4): 833-56. doi:10.1086/512491.

    Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Female Combatants, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militarization, Sexual Violence Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: South Africa

  7. Research

    Girls with Guns: Narrating the Experience of War of Frelimo’s ‘Female Detachment'

    West, Harry G. 2000. “Girls with Guns: Narrating the Experience of War of Frelimo’s ‘Female Detachment.’” Anthropological Quarterly 73 (4): 180-94.

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    Topics: Age, Youth, Armed Conflict, National Liberation Wars, Combatants, Child Soldiers, Female Combatants, Gender, Girls, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Non-State Armed Groups, Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Mozambique Keywords: child soldiers, violence, guerrilla war, women's emancipation, ideology, narrative

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    Unexpected Low Prevalence of HIV Among Fertile Women in Luanda, Angola. Does War Prevent the Spread of HIV?

    Strand, R. T., L. Fernandes Dias, S. Bergström, and S. Andersson. 2007. “Unexpected Low Prevalence of HIV Among Fertile Women in Luanda, Angola. Does War Prevent the Spread of HIV?” International Journal of STD & AIDS 18 (7): 467–71. doi:10.1258/095646207781147300.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Women, Health, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, Reproductive Health Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Angola

  9. Research

    Women, War and Change: An Ambiguous Legacy

    Chingono, Mark F. 1996. “Women, War and Change: An Ambiguous Legacy.” In The State, Violence and Development: The Political Economy of War in Mozambique, 1975-1992, 209-43. Aldershot, UK: Avebury.

    Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Women, Political Economies Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Mozambique

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    Human Security and Layers of Oppression: Women in South Africa

    Muthien, Bernedette. 2010. “Human Security and Layers of Oppression: Women in South Africa.” In The Gender Imperative: Human Security Vs State Security, edited by Betty A. Reardon and Asha Hans, 61–86. New York: Routledge.

    Topics: Armed Conflict, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Gender Equality/Inequality, Security, Human Security Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: South Africa

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