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1 online resource (143 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Contributors ; Introduction: Women, Peace and Security in review ; Women, Peace and Security comes to Nepal; References; 1 The road to parliament: Women in Nepal's representative assemblies; The context: women's struggles for political participation; The first democratic era (1951-1960); The Panchayat era (1960-1990); The era of parliamentary democracy (1990-1996); The armed conflict (1996-2006); The 2006 People's Movement and the end of war; Women in post-war politics |
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Women's engagement in the Constituent AssemblyObstacles faced by women Constituent Assembly members; Concluding remarks; Notes; References; 2 Female Maoist combatants during and after the People's War; The People's War: causes and consequences; Women's participation in and contribution to the People's War; Unclear gains from the People's War for female ex-combatants; Conservative backlash and patriarchal resurgence after the People's War; Concluding remarks; Notes; References; 3 Troubled identities Women ex-combatants in post-conflict Nepal; Marriage, metaphor and the dilemma of a home |
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Lives and worlds of female combatants: corporeality as agencyThe many war bodies; Experiences and identities in negotiation; Notes; References; 4 Nepali women's mobilization for peace Transforming activism into policy change; Women's activism in Nepal; Strategic responses to women's exclusion from peace talks; Translating activism into mechanisms for producing policy change; The repertoire of action; Engagement with policymakers; Bottom-up demands together with international support; Conclusion and future implications; Notes; References |
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5 Does international aid help women peacebuilders in Nepal?Aid, peacebuilding, and Nepal's 'gender agenda'; Local peace committees; Concluding remarks; Notes; References; 6 Women, Peace and Security The case of Nepal; Theorizing gender, conflict and empowerment; Women, conflict and empowerment in Nepal; Women in post-conflict politics; An analysis of women's post-conflict empowerment in Nepal; Notes; References; Index |
| Summary |
"This book sheds new light on the important but diverse roles of women in the civil war in Nepal (1996-2006), and the post-conflict reconstruction period (2006-2016). Engaging critically with the women, peace and security literature, Women, Peace and Security in Nepal questions the potential of peace processes to become a window of opportunity for women's empowerment, while insisting on the vital importance of a gender perspective in the study of conflict, security and peace. After the signing of the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Accord, Nepal experienced a huge leap in women's political representation in the subsequent Constituent Assembly, often portrayed as a landmark victory for women's empowerment in the context of South Asia. Nepali women's mobilization played a key role in this success story, though similar mobilization has failed to produce the same outcomes elsewhere in South Asia. How does Nepal differ from the other cases? Presenting studies of war-time and post-conflict Nepal through a gender lens, this book critically assesses the argument that war and peacebuilding can add momentum to the transformation of gender roles. Contributing new knowledge on women's disempowerment and empowerment in conflict and peacebuilding, the book also offers insights for contemporary debate on gender and political change in conflict-affected societies. This book will be of great interest to students of peace and conflict studies, gender security, South Asia and international relations in general, as well as policy-makers and NGOs."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Women -- Nepal -- Social conditions
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Women -- Political activity -- Nepal
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Peace-building -- Social aspects -- Nepal
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Post-war reconstruction -- Social aspects -- Nepal
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World -- Asian.
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Peace-building -- Social aspects
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Military participation -- Female
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Women -- Political activity
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Women -- Social conditions
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Nepal -- History -- Civil War, 1996-2006 -- Participation, Female
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Nepal
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351657433 |
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1351657437 |
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9781351657426 |
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1351657429 |
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