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Author:   Peace A. Medie (Senior Lecturer in Gender and International Politics, Senior Lecturer in Gender and International Politics, University of Bristol)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 16.00cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780190922962

ISBN 10:   0190922966
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   05 June 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction: How and Why do States Implement International Women's Rights Norms? PART I: THE DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL NORMS 1. Violence against Women and Law Enforcement in Africa 2. The Domestic Implementation of International Women's Rights Norms PART II: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN LIBERIA AND CÔTE D'IVOIRE 3. Violence against Women in Liberia 4. The Response to Violence against Women in Liberia 5. Violence against Women in Côte d'Ivoire 6. The Response to Violence against Women in Côte d'Ivoire PART III: NATIONAL AND STREET-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S JUSTICE NORM 7. Establishment of the Specialized Units in Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire 8. Street-Level Implementation in Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire Conclusion: Specialized Mechanisms and the Campaigns to End Violence against Women in Africa

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Combining theoretical sophistication with detailed and extensive fieldwork, the book is a major contribution not only to the IR literature on norm diffusion and localization, but also to practical policy debates about how to end violence against women. * Rita Abrahamsen, University of Ottawa * Medie's text is a thorough and unequivocal account of strategies and actions by so-called 'ordinary' women in Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire to make anti-violence legislation a reality. By meticulously illustrating the local 'architecture' of movement work, analyzing the local-global nexus, and tracing the different routes to and successes of the 'domestication' of global women's rights norms at the street level in these two countries, Medie helps us better appreciate local-global politics around domestic violence work. Furthermore, we are provided insights into the struggles and bold initiatives of women's rights activists in both countries, work for which they receive insufficient credit in the international discourse on violence against women. * Akosua Adomako Ampofo, University of Ghana * Medie has written a path-breaking work, not just on violence against women, but on the implementation of international norms. Her rigorous case studies show how international and domestic factors work together to translate international norms into local improvements for human security. By asking us to think about norm institutionalization versus 'street-level' understandings, she lends nuance to our understanding of norms and of the power and limits of United Nations advocacy in African and other contexts. This book will interest students, practitioners, and scholars of international law and human security. * Charli Carpenter, University of Massachusetts-Amherst * What makes for effective gender policy in postconflict countries? Medie tackles this question, drawing on a wealth of evidence from Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire. Through a carefully constructed argument, she explores the nature of the interplay between international and domestic pressures and how they resulted in specialized police units (and other such mechanisms) to deal with violence against women. This book will be of great interest to scholars of international organizations, gender and politics, peacebuilding, and Africa. * Aili Mari Tripp, University of Wisconsin-Madison *

What makes for effective gender policy in postconflict countries? Medie tackles this question, drawing on a wealth of evidence from Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire. Through a carefully constructed argument, she explores the nature of the interplay between international and domestic pressures and how they resulted in specialized police units (and other such mechanisms) to deal with violence against women. This book will be of great interest to scholars of international organizations, gender and politics, peacebuilding, and Africa. * Aili Mari Tripp, University of Wisconsin-Madison * Medie has written a path-breaking work, not just on violence against women, but on the implementation of international norms. Her rigorous case studies show how international and domestic factors work together to translate international norms into local improvements for human security. By asking us to think about norm institutionalization versus 'street-level' understandings, she lends nuance to our understanding of norms and of the power and limits of United Nations advocacy in African and other contexts. This book will interest students, practitioners, and scholars of international law and human security. * Charli Carpenter, University of Massachusetts-Amherst * Medie's text is a thorough and unequivocal account of strategies and actions by so-called 'ordinary' women in Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire to make anti-violence legislation a reality. By meticulously illustrating the local 'architecture' of movement work, analyzing the local-global nexus, and tracing the different routes to and successes of the 'domestication' of global women's rights norms at the street level in these two countries, Medie helps us better appreciate local-global politics around domestic violence work. Furthermore, we are provided insights into the struggles and bold initiatives of women's rights activists in both countries, work for which they receive insufficient credit in the international discourse on violence against women. * Akosua Adomako Ampofo, University of Ghana * Combining theoretical sophistication with detailed and extensive fieldwork, the book is a major contribution not only to the IR literature on norm diffusion and localization, but also to practical policy debates about how to end violence against women. * Rita Abrahamsen, University of Ottawa *

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Peace A. Medie is Senior Lecturer in Gender and International Politics at the University of Bristol.

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