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082			_a320.082 KOL
100			_aKOLAS Ashild _eeditor
245			_aWomen, peace and security in Myanmar: _bbetween feminism and ethnopolitics/ _cedited by Ashild Kolas
260			_aOxon: _bRoutledge, _c2019
300			_axiii, 126 pages; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis book describes women's efforts as agents for change in Myanmar and examines the potential of the peace process as an opportunity for women's empowerment. Following decades of political turbulence, the volume describes the contributions of women to contemporary Burmese politics and reflects on the significance of the Women, Peace and Security agenda in the context of Myanmar. The book examines how women have mobilized for peace, while addressing women's participation in the conflict, and investigates the perspectives and aims of women's organizations, and the challenges and aspirations of women activists in Myanmar's ethnic areas. Contributions in the volume discuss and critically assess the argument that war and peacebuilding adds momentum to the transformation of gender roles. By presenting new knowledge on women's disempowerment and empowerment in conflict, and their participation in peacebuilding, this book adds important insights into the debate on gender and political change in societies affected by conflict. This book will be of interest to students of peace and conflict studies, gender studies and security studies in general
650			_aWOMEN AND PEACE _zBURMA
650			_aFEMINISM _zBURMA
650			_aWOMEN _xPOLITICAL ACTIVITY _zBURMA
650			_aPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
651			_zBURMA _xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT _y21ST CENTURY
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