| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 213 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford studies in gender and international relations |
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Oxford studies in gender and international relations.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Series -- Hidden Wars -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Graphs -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Conflict-related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as a "Hidden War" -- 1. Reframing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict -- 2. Rethinking Methodologies for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict -- 3. Interrogating Rumors: Beyond the "Rape as a Weapon of War" Narrative in Burma -- 4. Probing Silences: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Peace in the Philippines |
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5. Deconstructing Victory: Narratives of Absence of Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Sri Lanka -- 6. Comparing Regional Patterns and Trends in Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence across Asia -- Conclusion: Exposing Hidden Wars and Interrogating Silences to End Impunity -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
"Hidden Wars documents the gendered political violence that is frequently neglected or ignored in conventional analysis of war and conflict affecting how we understand conflict and which violence we prioritise with implications for post-war peace. Specifically, the book-length study examines the relationship between reports of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and structural gender inequality in three conflict-affected societies in Asia (Burma, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka). It is based on extensive field research and analysis of an original dataset on conflict-related SGBV in each country. The longitudinal data is purposively contextualized within conflict dynamics, political struggles and local understandings of gender relations. Existing social science research shows that structural gender inequality is the most significant risk factor for SGBV. Building on this scholarship, the authors argue that the presence and type of SGBV in Asian civil conflicts reflect distinct and highly politicized, gendered societies. Scholars and policymakers are aware that reporting silence is a major problem for identifying and responding to SGBV. However, they rarely note the limitations of the data and our knowledge of who perpetrates and/or is a victim of SGBV, when and where, as a result, due to the politicized contexts of reporting and data collection on the ground. Hidden Wars addresses these real-world limitations by examining the social and political conditions - especially the reporting conditions - for SGBV. Localised patterns of SGBV and the prospects for its prevention in low-intensity conflict environments, like those predominant across Asia, are explicated"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 26, 2024) |
| Subject |
Women -- Violence against -- Asia
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Political violence -- Asia
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Women and peace -- Asia
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Women and human security.
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Women -- Crimes against -- Asia
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Women and war -- Asia
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Women and war -- Burma
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Women and war -- Philippines
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Women and war -- Sri Lanka
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
True, Jacqui, author.
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| LC no. |
2023049371 |
| ISBN |
9780190064204 |
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019006420X |
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9780190064198 |
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0190064196 |
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9780190064181 |
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0190064188 |
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