Awards

• Winner of Winner of the 2017 Conflict Research Society Book of the Year Prize Winner of the American Political Science Association Conflict Processes Section Best Book Award.
• Winner of Winner of the 2017 Conflict Research Society Book of the Year Prize.
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Author:   Sabrina Karim (Dartmouth Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security (2016-2017), Dartmouth Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security (2016-2017)) ,  Kyle Beardsley (Associate Professor of Political Science, Associate Professor of Political Science, Duke University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780190602420

ISBN 10:   0190602422
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   04 May 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix Abbreviations xiii 1. Introduction: Are Blue Helmets Just for Boys? 1 PART I: History and Theory 2. The Evolution of Gender Reforms in UN Peacekeeping Missions 11 3. Gender Power Imbalances in Peacekeeping Missions 27 PART II: Discrimination, Protection, and SEAHV in UN Peacekeeping Missions (2006- 2013) 4. Discrimination and Protection Revisited: Female Participation in Peacekeeping Operations 65 5. The Spoils of Peace: SEAHV in Peacekeeping Operations 90 PART III: Discrimination, Protection, and SEAHV in the UN Mission in Liberia 6. Perspectives on Discrimination, Protection, and SEAHV in the UN Mission in Liberia 113 7. On the Ground: Local Legacies of Gender Reforms in the UN Mission in Liberia 136 8. A Call for Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping 165 Appendix 1: Chapter 4 Appendix 195 Appendix 2: Chapter 5 Appendix 201 Appendix 3: Chapter 6 Appendix 205 Appendix 4: Chapter 7 Appendix 211 Notes 225 References 243 Index 261

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Very few studies have attempted to systematically explore the implementation of policies linking gender equality to peace processes and peace operations. Beardsley and Karim's book is a path-breaking study of gender equality in peacekeeping missions. Triangulating data from UN missions-both military and police-with very rich material based on interviews, field experiments and surveys from UNMIL in Liberia, this trailblazing book becomes an essential reading for all interested in gender, security and peacekeeping missions in the 21st century. -Theodora-Ismene Gizelis, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex Karim and Beardsley combine methodological rigor with personal narratives from peacekeepers and civilians, providing a rich analysis of how gender inequality affects peacekeeping. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in gender and IR, and for everyone working with peacekeeping. -Lisa Hultman, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University This book offers a different story of peacekeeping, shedding an innovative light on gender reforms and women's equal opportunities by combining original data with space for local voices. In addition, it emphasizes the need for a knowledge-based approach to successfully addressing sexual exploitation and abuse; a crime and a key challenge to effective peace operations. The book is highly recommended to all those working to strengthen peace operations and to students specializing in international politics. --Louise Olsson, author of <em>Gender Equality and United Nations Peace</em> <em>Operations in Timor-Leste</em>

UNSCR1325, the first thematic SC resolution on women, peace and security sought to address the lack of participation of women both in peace processes and in peace operations. By now, the norm has been translated into decisions and policies in many regional organizations and states. However, very few studies have attempted to systematically explore the implementation of policies linking gender equality to peace processes and peace operations. Beardsley and Karim's book is a pathbreaking study of gender equality in peacekeeping missions. Triangulating data from UN missions-both military and police-with very rich material based on interviews, field experiments and surveys from UNMIL in Liberia, this trailblazing book becomes an essential reading for all interested in gender, security and peacekeeping missions in the 21st century. --Theodora-Ismene Gizelis, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex This important book explains why there are so few women in peacekeeping operations - and what the consequences are. Karim and Beardsley combine methodological rigor with personal narratives from peacekeepers and civilians, providing a rich analysis of how gender inequality affects peacekeeping. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in gender and IR, and for everyone working with peacekeeping. --Lisa Hultman, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University This book offers a different story of peacekeeping, shedding an innovative light on gender reforms and women's equal opportunities by combining original data with space for local voices. In addition, it emphasizes the need for a knowledge-based approach to successfully addressing sexual exploitation and abuse; a crime and a key challenge to effective peace operations. The book is highly recommended to all those working to strengthen peace operations and to students specializing in international politics. --Louise Olsson, author of Gender Equality and United Nations Peace Operations in Timor-Leste

Karim (Cornell) and Beardsley (Duke) have given us a theoretically informed, data-driven analysis of both gender (in)equality in peacekeeping units and the sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and violence (SEAHV) that often accompany their deployments. Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies. * CHOICE * A major strength of the book is its robust empirical analysis of a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative data sources through which it demonstrates the limitations of existing reforms of gender and peacekeeping. Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping makes a significant contribution to identifying the mechanisms through which peacekeeping practices can begin to equally value womens participation, which will be of considerable interest to all students of gender and international relations. * Matthew Kearns, E-International Relations * Equal opportunity peacekeeping presents a systematic and thorough overview of relevant feminist scholarship, with the aim to generate 'theoretical expectations' especially regarding practices of 'female ratio balancing', where the numbers of female peacekeepers is increased. * Soumita Basu, International Affairs *

UNSCR1325, the first thematic SC resolution on women, peace and security sought to address the lack of participation of women both in peace processes and in peace operations. By now, the norm has been translated into decisions and policies in many regional organizations and states. However, very few studies have attempted to systematically explore the implementation of policies linking gender equality to peace processes and peace operations. Beardsley and Karim's book is a pathbreaking study of gender equality in peacekeeping missions. Triangulating data from UN missions-both military and police-with very rich material based on interviews, field experiments and surveys from UNMIL in Liberia, this trailblazing book becomes an essential reading for all interested in gender, security and peacekeeping missions in the 21st century. --Theodora-Ismene Gizelis, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex This important book explains why there are so few women in peacekeeping operations - and what the consequences are. Karim and Beardsley combine methodological rigor with personal narratives from peacekeepers and civilians, providing a rich analysis of how gender inequality affects peacekeeping. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in gender and IR, and for everyone working with peacekeeping. --Lisa Hultman, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University This book offers a different story of peacekeeping, shedding an innovative light on gender reforms and women's equal opportunities by combining original data with space for local voices. In addition, it emphasizes the need for a knowledge-based approach to successfully addressing sexual exploitation and abuse; a crime and a key challenge to effective peace operations. The book is highly recommended to all those working to strengthen peace operations and to students specializing in international politics. --Louise Olsson, author of <em>Gender Equality and United Nations Peace</em> <em>Operations in Timor-Leste</em>

Author Information

Sabrina Karim is an Assistant Professor in Government at Cornell University. Between 2016-2017, she was a Dartmouth Dickey Center Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security. Her research interests include gender reforms in post-conflict security forces, the effect of security sector reforms on peace and order, the dynamics of peacekeeping missions, and the relationship between gender equality and violence. Kyle Beardsley is Associate Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He is author of The Mediation Dilemma. His research interests include third-party involvement in peace processes, the nature of intrastate rebellion, gender reforms in post-conflict security forces, and nuclear weapons.

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