Meredeth Turshen

Gender and the Political Economy of Conflict in Africa

The persistence of violence

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Violence affects the economy of production and the ecology of reproduction- the production of economic goods and services and the generational reproduction of workers, the regeneration of the capacity to work and maintenance of workers on a daily basis, and the renewal of culture and society through community relations and the education of children Gender and the Political Economy of Conflict in Africa explores the persistence of violence in conflict zones in Africa using a political economy framework. This framework employs an analysis of violence on both edges of the spectrum-a macro-economic analysis of violence against workers and a micro-political analysis of the violence in women's reproductive lives. These analyses come together to create a new explanation of why violence persists, a new political economy of violence against women, and a new theoretical understanding of the relation between production and reproduction. Three case studies are discussed: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (violence in an era of conflict), Sierra Leone (violence post-conflict), and Tanzania (which has not seen armed conflict on the mainland). This book fills a significant gap on the political economy of war and women/gender for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers in African Studies, Gender Studies, and Peace and Conflict Studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781138795228
• ISBN-10: 1138795224
• Artikelnr.: 41608907

Autorenporträt

Meredeth Turshen is Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The persistence of violence 1. Gender and the political economy of
violence 2. The gendered history of persistent violence Part 2. Violence in
production and social reproduction 3. Gender and the use of force in
production 4. Violence in biological and social reproduction 5. The
construction of lives in armed conflict Part 3. Social movements and social
justice 6. Social movements and the struggle for social justice