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1. Research

   Girls as “Weapons of Terror” in Northern Uganda and Sierra Leonean Rebel Fighting Forces

   McKay, Susan. 2005. "Girls as 'Weapons of Terror' in Northern Uganda and Sierra Leonean Rebel Fighting Forces." Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 28 (5): 385-97. 

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   Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Female Combatants, Gender, Girls, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Non-State Armed Groups, Terrorism, Weapons /Arms Regions: Africa, East Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone, Uganda

2. Research

   The Delta Creeks, Women’s Engagement and Nigeria’s Oil Insurgency

   Oriola, T. 2012. “The Delta Creeks, Women’s Engagement and Nigeria’s Oil Insurgency.” British Journal of Criminology 52 (3): 534–55. doi:10.1093/bjc/azs009.

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   Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Female Combatants, Development, Economies, Extractive Industries, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Non-State Armed Groups, Multi-National Corporations, Political Participation, Weapons /Arms Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Nigeria Keywords: Niger Delta, insurgency, oil struggle, Nigerian women, Niger Delta creeks

3. Research

   Gender Performance in a Changing Military: Women Soldiers in ‘Masculine’ Roles

   Sasson-Levy, Orna. 2001. “Gender Performance in a Changing Military: Women Soldiers in ‘Masculine’ Roles.” Israel Studies Forum 17 (1): 7-22.

   Topics: Armed Conflict, Citizenship, Combatants, Female Combatants, Male Combatants, Gender, Women, Men, Masculinity/ies, Gender Roles, Femininity/ies, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Hierarchies, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militaries, Militarism, Nationalism, Weapons /Arms Regions: MENA, Asia, Middle East Countries: Israel

4. Research

   Female Suicide Bombers- Male Suicide Bombing? Looking for Gender in Reporting the Suicide Bombings of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

   Brunner, Claudia. 2005. “Female Suicide Bombers – Male Suicide Bombing? Looking for Gender in Reporting the Suicide Bombings of the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict.” Global Society 19 (1): 29–48.

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   Topics: Armed Conflict, Occupation, Combatants, Female Combatants, Gender, Women, Media, Violence, Weapons /Arms Regions: Africa, MENA, Asia, Middle East Countries: Israel, Palestine / Occupied Palestinian Territories

5. Research

   Girls and Small Arms in Sierra Leone: Victimization, Participation, and Resistance

   Denov, Myriam, and Richard Maclure. 2005. “Girls and Small Arms in Sierra Leone: Victimization, Participation, and Resistance.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Honolulu, March 5.

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   Topics: Age, Youth, Armed Conflict, Civil Wars, Combatants, Child Soldiers, Female Combatants, DDR, Gender, Girls, Post-Conflict, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Peacebuilding, Weapons /Arms Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone

6. Research

   Women Without Arms: Gendered Fighter Constructions in Eritrea and Southern Sudan

   Weber, Annette. 2011. “Women Without Arms: Gendered Fighter Constructions in Eritrea and Southern Sudan.” International Journal of Conflict and Violence 5 (2): 357–70.
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   Topics: Armed Conflict, National Liberation Wars, Combatants, Female Combatants, Gender, Women, Masculinity/ies, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Post-Conflict Governance, Post-Conflict, Violence, Weapons /Arms Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Eritrea, South Sudan

7. Research

   Demobilized Women Combatants: Lessons from Colombia

   Giraldo, Saridalia. 2012. “Demobilized Women Combatants: Lessons from Colombia.” Paper presented at the Thinking Gender Conference, UCLA Center for the Study of Women, Los Angeles, February 3.

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   Topics: Armed Conflict, Civil Wars, Combatants, Female Combatants, DDR, Gender, Gender Roles, Gender-Based Violence, Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Sexual Violence, Violence, Weapons /Arms Regions: Americas, South America Countries: Colombia Keywords: women combatants, demobilization, reintegration, DDR, peace-building, Colombia, civil war, guerrillas, FARC, sexual violence

8. Research

   The Gender Implications of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Conflict Situations

   Frey, Barbara. 2018. "The Gender Implications of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Conflict Situations." In The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Conflict, edited by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Naomi Cahn, Dina Francesca Haynes, and Nahla Valji, 365-75. New York: Oxford University Press. 

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   Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Female Combatants, Conflict, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Violence, Weapons /Arms Keywords: small arms, light weapons, firearms, disarmament, gun violence, gun control, female combatants, Gender