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PEACE
WORK: WOMEN, ARMED CONFLICT AND NEGOTIATION
Radhika Coomaraswamy
and Dilrukshi Fonseka (Eds.)
Rs 375 Hb 2004
81-88965-08-1
(Sri Lankan rights sold. All others available.) |
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is now widely recognized that women are uniquely
affected by war and violence; in post-conflict scenarios,
however, the presence of women is almost negligible.
In negotiating peace settlements, in drafting constitutions
and in working for peace between conflicting groups,
men far out-number women. The papers in this volume
explore the multiple ways in which women relate
with war and peace, assessing their participation
and unravelling their potential for shaping a more
stable and peaceful social structure. Taking cognizance
of the large number of civilian victims of modern-day
conflicts, the essays throw light on the questioning
of status quo that is often most acute in times
of conflict.
This volume addresses the need to understand both
the in-depth reality of each particular conflict
site Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Japan, Ireland
Yugoslavia, South Africa, the Indian subcontinent
and also the experiences of women peace-workers
across these different sites in a comparative perspective.
While discussing the diverse strategies used by
peace-workers and their relative success or failure,
it also underlines the importance of women’s
participation in forging partnerships for a lasting
peace.
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RADHIKA
COOMARASWAMY
was formerly Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission, Sri Lanka, and Director, International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo. She was formerly the United
Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against
Women. She has served as a member of the Global Faculty of the New York University School of Law. |
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DILRUKSHI
FONSEKA
has been
Programme Coordinator at the Berghof Foundation
for Conflict Studies, Sri Lanka. Her research
interests include gender and peace, justice,
and international peace-keeping. |
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