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   Women's Representation in Parliament: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis

   Krook, Mona Lena. 2010. "Women's Representation in Parliament: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis." Political Studies 58: 886-908.

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   Topics: Gender, Women, Governance, Elections, Political Participation Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa

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   Personal Reflections on Drafting Laws to Improve Women’s Access to Land: Is There a Magic Wand?

   McAuslan, Patrick. 2010. “Personal Reflections on Drafting Laws to Improve Women’s Access to Land: Is There a Magic Wand?” Journal of Eastern African Studies 4 (1): 114-30.

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   Topics: Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Constitutions, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda Keywords: gender equality, law reform, land policy

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   Noise Over Camouflaged Polygamy, Colonial Morality Taxation, and a Woman-Naming Crisis in Belgian Africa

   Hunt, Nancy Rose. 1991. “Noise Over Camouflaged Polygamy, Colonial Morality Taxation, and a Woman-Naming Crisis in Belgian Africa.” The Journal of African History 32 (3): 471-94.

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   Topics: Coloniality/Post-Coloniality, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Gendered Power Relations, Governance, Livelihoods, Sexual Livelihoods, Political Economies, Political Participation, Sexual Violence, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Europe, Western Europe Countries: Belgium

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   Explaining Women's Legislative Representation in Sub-Saharan Africa

   Yoon, Mi Yung. 2004. “Explaining Women’s Legislative Representation in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 29 (3): 447–68. doi:10.3162/036298004X201258.

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   Topics: Democracy / Democratization, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Governance, Quotas, Elections, Political Participation Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa

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   Rwanda: The Impact of Women Legislators on Policy Outcomes Affecting Children and Families

   Powley, Elizabeth. 2006. "Rwanda: The Impact of Women Legislators on Policy Outcomes Affecting Children and Families." Working Paper, Division of Policy and Planning, UNICEF, New York.

   Topics: Gender, Women, Governance, Households, Political Participation Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda

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   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

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   Women’s Political Representation in Post-Conflict Rwanda: A Politics of Inclusion or Exclusion?

   Hogg, Carey Leigh. 2009. “Women’s Political Representation in Post-Conflict Rwanda: A Politics of Inclusion or Exclusion?” Journal of International Women’s Studies 11 (3): 34–55.

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   Topics: Ethnicity, Gender, Women, Gender Balance, Governance, Post-Conflict Governance Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda

   

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   Rwanda: Women Hold Up Half the Parliament

   Powley, Elizabeth. 2005. “Rwanda: Women Hold Up Half the Parliament.” In Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers, edited by Julie Ballington and Azza Karam, 154–63. Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.

   Topics: Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Governance, Post-Conflict Governance, Political Participation Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda

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   Approaches to Gender Conflicts on Land Ownership in the Courts of Anglophone Cameroon: Human Rights Implications

   Sone, Patience Munge. 2013. “Approaches to Gender Conflicts on Land Ownership in the Courts of Anglophone Cameroon: Human Rights Implications.” The International Journal of Human Rights 17 (4): 567–83. doi:10.1080/13642987.2013.793084.

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   Topics: Conflict Prevention, Gender, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Justice, Rights, Human Rights, Land Rights Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Cameroon

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    Sexual Violence, Coltan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Whitman, Shelly. 2010. “Sexual Violence, Coltan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” In Critical Environmental Security: Rethinking the Links between Natural Resources and Political Violence, edited by Schnurr, Matthew A., and Larry A. Swatuk, 1–17. Halifax, NS, Canada: Dalhousie University Centre for Foreign Policy Studies.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Economies, Environment, Extractive Industries, Gender, Gender-Based Violence, Governance, Multi-National Corporations, Peacebuilding, Sexual Violence Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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