Rethinking Peacekeeping, Gender Equality and Collective Security

This is an extremely informative, rich, and thoughtful publication, essential to all of those who are interested in what lies beyond the basic notion of womens participation in peace keeping. It is, however, a demanding read because of the complexity and number of themes and positions that intersect within and between the different articles. Both the Introduction and the Concluding Remarks offer very worthwhile reading as stand-alone articles . (Ines Smyth, Gender & Development, Vol. 23 (3), November, 2015) This inspiring and thought-provoking edited collection provides an excellent basis for re-imagining peacekeeping through the lens of gender equality. The book will appeal to a wide range of audiences ranging from postgraduate students and academic scholars to activists and policy-makers. this book is a welcome and valuable addition to the scholarship in the field and should be recommended reading for anyone with an interest in gender and/or international security and peacekeeping. (Solange Mouthaan, Feminist Legal Studies, Vol. 23, 2015)

Sharon Bhagwan, FemLINKPACIFIC, Fiji Risn Burke, National University of Ireland Stephanie Cousins, University of Melbourne, Australia Karen Engle, University of Texas School of Law, US Judith Gardam, University of Adelaide, Australia Cara Gleeson, Australian National University, Australia Sharna de Lacy, Deakin University, Australia Chlo Lewis, University of Oxford, UK Fiona McAlpine, RMIT, Australia May Maloney, Save the Children, Australia Felicity Ruby, Advisor, Australia Jacqui True, Monash University, Australia Olivera Simi?, Griffith University, Australia Laura J. Shepherd, University of New South Wales, Australia Dale Stephens, Adelaide Law School, Australia

Rethinking Peacekeeping, Gender Equality and Collective Security: An Introduction; Dianne Otto and Gina Heathcote PART I: SHAME 1. The Grip of Sexual Violence: Reading UN Security Council Resolutions on Human Security; Karen Engle 2. Participation, Gender and Security; Gina Heathcote 3. Shaming the State: Sexual Offences by UN Military Peacekeepers and the Rhetoric of Zero Tolerance; Risn Burke PART II: HOPE 4. The Road to (and from) 'Recovery': A Multidisciplinary Feminist Approach to Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding; Laura J. Shepherd 5. Thinking Globally and Acting Locally: Linking Women, Peace and Security in the Pacific; Sharon Bhagwan Rolls 6. Gender and Transnational Police Reform: Lessons from the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands; Stephanie Cousins PART III: DANGER 7. Beyond Stories of Victory and Danger: Resisting Feminism's Amenability to Serving Security Council Politics; Dianne Otto 8. Security Council Resolution 1325: A Tool for Conflict Prevention?; FelicityRuby 9. Increasing Women's Presence in Peacekeeping Operations: The Rationales and Realities of 'Gender Balance'; Olivera Simi? PART IV: SILENCES 10. Systematic Silencing: Addressing Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath; Chlo Lewis 11. Security Council Resolution 1325: Age and Gender in Conflict and the Future of Feminist Activism; Cara Gleeson, Sharna de Lacy, May Maloney and Fiona McAlpine 12. The Political Economy of Gender in UN Peacekeeping; Jacqui True PART V: CONCLUSIONS 13. Concluding Remarks: Establishing Common Ground between Feminism and the Military; Judith Gardam and Dale Stephens