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1. Research

   Investigating the Role of Government Legislation and its Implementation in Addressing Gender-Based Violence Among Returnee Refugee Women in Liberia

   Yacob-Haliso, Olajumoke. 2012. "Investigating the Role of Government Legislation and its Implementation in Addressing Gender-Based Violence Among Returnee Refugee Women in Liberia.” Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's and Gender Studies 10 (Spring): 132-49.

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   Topics: Displacement & Migration, Refugees, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, NGOs, Rights, Human Rights, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Liberia Keywords: female refugees, sexual violence, human rights, gender-based violence, legislation, women's rights

2. Research

   Explaining Sexual Violence and Gender Inequalities in the DRC

   Freedman, Jane. 2011. “Explaining Sexual Violence and Gender Inequalities in the DRC.” Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice 23 (2): 170-175.

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   Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Humanitarian Assistance, Context-Appropriate Response to Trauma, International Organizations, NGOs, Rights, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women, Violence Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Keywords: sexual violence, conflict, gender inequality

3. Research

   Indivisibility of Accountability and Empowerment in Tackling Gender-Based Violence: Lessons from a Refugee Camp in Rwanda

   Ho, Anita, and Carol Pavlish. 2011. “Indivisibility of Accountability and Empowerment in Tackling Gender-Based Violence: Lessons from a Refugee Camp in Rwanda.” Journal of Refugee Studies 24: 88–109.

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   Topics: Displacement & Migration, Refugee/IDP Camps, Gender, Women, Girls, Gender-Based Violence, Governance, Justice, NGOs, Rights, Human Rights Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda

4. Research

   Resolution 1325 and Post-Cold War Feminist Politics

   Harrington, Carol. 2011. “Resolution 1325 and Post-Cold War Feminist Politics.” International Feminist Journal of Politics 13 (4): 557–75. doi:10.1080/14616742.2011.611662.

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   Topics: Armed Conflict, "New Wars", Democracy / Democratization, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Gender Analysis, Gender-Based Violence, Gender Mainstreaming, International Organizations, NGOs, Peacekeeping, Rights, Human Rights, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325, Sexual Violence, SV against Women Regions: Asia, Europe Countries: Soviet Union (former) Keywords: Cold War, transnational advocacy networks, new wars, democratization, peacekeeping, human rights, feminism, violence against women, United Nations

5. Research

   Feminist Strategies in International Governance

   Caglar, Gülay, Elisabeth Prügl, and Susanne Zwingel, eds. 2013. Feminist Strategies in International Governance. London: Routledge.

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   Topics: Feminisms, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Gender Mainstreaming, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Globalization, Governance, International Law, International Human Rights, International Organizations, NGOs, Peacebuilding, Peace Processes, Rights, Human Rights, Women's Rights

6. Research

   Holding African States to Task on Gender and Violence: Domesticating UNSCR 1325 in the Sierra Leone National Action Plan

   Beoku-Betts, Josephine. 2016. “Holding African States to Task on Gender and Violence: Domesticating UNSCR 1325 in the Sierra Leone National Action Plan.” Current Sociology Monograph 64 (4): 654–70.

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   Topics: Domestic Violence, Economies, Poverty, Gender, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Peace and Security, International Organizations, NGOs, Rights, Women's Rights, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325, Sexual Violence, SV against Women Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone Keywords: peace-building, sexual violence, Sierra Leone, UNSCR 1325, women's political activism, Militantisme politique féminin, promotion de la paix, RCSNU 1325, violence sexuelle, activismo político de mujeres, consolidación de la paz, Resolución 1325 del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas, violencia sexual

7. Research

   Human Security and Reconstruction Efforts in Rwanda: Impact on the Lives of Women

   Gervais, Myriam. 2004. “Human Security and Reconstruction Efforts in Rwanda: Impact on the Lives of Women.” Development in Practice 13 (5): 542-550.

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   Topics: Gender, Women, Girls, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Gender Equity, Genocide, Households, Livelihoods, NGOs, Post-Conflict, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Rights, Land Rights, Property Rights, Women's Rights, Security, Human Security Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda Keywords: women's land rights, women, economic security, socio-political security, reconstruction

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   From the Private to the Public Sphere: New Research on Women's Participation in Peacebuilding

   Moosa, Zohra, Maryam Rahmani, and Lee Webster. 2013. "From the Private to the Public Sphere: New Research on Women's Participation in Peace-Building." Gender & Development 21 (3): 453--72. doi:10.1080/13552074.2013.846585.

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   Topics: Development, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, International Organizations, NGOs, Peacebuilding, Peace Processes, Post-Conflict, Rights, Women's Rights, Security, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS Regions: Africa, West Africa, Asia, South Asia Countries: Afghanistan, Liberia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sierra Leone Keywords: peace, women, security, peace-building, Afghanistan, Nepal, women's rights organisations, women human rights defenders

9. Research

   Fighting Gender-Based Violence: The Women’s Movement and the Enforcement of Rape Law in Liberia

   Medie, Peace. A. 2013. “Fighting Gender-Based Violence: The Women’s Movement and the Enforcement of Rape Law in Liberia.” African Affairs 112 (448): 377–97.

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   Topics: Civil Society, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Governance, Post-Conflict Governance, International Organizations, NGOs, Post-Conflict, Rights, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, SV against Women Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Liberia

10. Research

    International Human Rights, Gender-Based Violence, and Local Discourses of Abuse in Postconflict Liberia: A Problem of "Culture"?

    Abramowitz, Sharon, and Mary H. Moran. 2012. “International Human Rights, Gender-Based Violence, and Local Discourses of Abuse in Postconflict Liberia: A Problem of ‘Culture’?” African Studies Review 55 (2): 119–46. 

     

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    Topics: Gender-Based Violence, Post-Conflict Governance, Humanitarian Assistance, NGOs, Post-Conflict, Rights, Human Rights Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Liberia