Gender and Political Violence Women Changing the Politics of Terrorism /

This book examines the role of gender in political conflicts worldwide, specifically the intersection between gender and terrorism. Political violence has historically been viewed as a male domain with men considered the perpetrators of violence and power, and women as victims without power. Whereas...

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Main Author: Ortbals, Candice D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Comparative politics.
Sociology.
Political communication.
ISBN:9783319736280
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Part I: Women as Perpetrators
  • Women as Guerillas
  • Women in Terrorist Cells
  • Part II: Women as Victims of Terrorism
  • Women as Victims of Genocide and Gendercide
  • Women and girls as targets of terrorist cells
  • Part III: Women as Respondents
  • Social Movements
  • Memory Politics
  • Elites
  • Part IV: Public Opinion and Terrorism
  • Interactions between sex, gender and support for terrorism
  • Conclusion.

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