Conflict-related Violence Against Women: Transforming Transition

Synopsis

By Comparatively Assessing Violence Against Women In Three Conflict-affected Jurisdictions (liberia, Northern Ireland And Timor-leste), Conflict Related Violence Against Women Empirically And Theoretically Expands Current Understanding Of The Form And Nature Of Conflict-related Violence Against Women. Employing A Disaggregated And Aggregated Approach, The Book First Documents Violence Against Women In Each Context's Pre-, Mid- And Post-conflict Phase, And Then Assesses The Relations Between The Violence In Each Phase On An Aggregated Basis. Through This Approach, Swaine Highlights A Wider Spectrum Of Conflict-related Violence Against Women Than Is Currently Acknowledged. She Identifies A Range Of Forces That Simultaneously Push Open And Close Down Spaces For Addressing Violence Against Women Through Post-justice Mechanisms. The Book Proposes That In The Aftermath Of Conflict, A Transformation Rather Than A Transition Is Required If Justice Processes Are To Play A Role In Preventing Gendered Violence Before Conflict And Its Appearance During Conflict--,by Comparatively Assessing Violence Against Women In Three Conflict-affected Jurisdictions (liberia, Northern Ireland And Timor-leste), Conflict Related Violence Against Women Empirically And Theoretically Expands Current Understanding Of The Form And Nature Of Conflict- Related Violence Against Women. Employing A Disaggregated And Aggregated Approach, The Book First Documents Violence Against Women In Each Context's Pre-, Mid- And Post-conflict Phase, And Then Assesses The Relations Between The Violence In Each Phase On An Aggregated Basis--