Openings For Peace: Unscr 1325, Women And Security In India Hardcover

Asha Hans

This is one of the first crucial discussions on what can be adapted and implemented in the United Nations Security Council’s Resolution 1325 on women, peace, security (WPS) and militarization in the Indian context. It examines cases that reveal the expanded context of conflict and insecurity, showing the possible relevance and limitations of the UN Resolution as a tool for social and policy change in India. Being comprehensive in approach, the book links discussions on the WPS resolutions (1325 and its successors) with militarism and explores the relevance of the latter in settings that are not deemed as ‘conflict’. It deliberates the result of militarization and engendered conflict in the Indian states and also discusses Indian peacekeeping operations, which are an important part of India’s international engagement.

9789385985669

English

Sage Publisher

October

324

Asha Hans, PhD, is Co-chair, Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy; former Professor of Political Science, and Founder Director, School of Women’s Studies, Utkal University, India. A leading campaigner of women’s rights, she has participated in the formulation of many conventions in the United Nations. She is the President of Sansristi—a gender resource centre. Her recently published books include Disability, Gender and the Trajectories of Power (2015) and The Gender Imperative: Human Security vs State Security (with Betty Reardon, 2010).Swarna Rajagopalan, PhD, is a political scientist who works as an independent scholar and writer. She is also the founder of The Prajnya Trust—an NGO working on peace and gender. She has written on a range of gender and human security-related topics and is the Co-editor (with Farah Faizal) of Women, Security, South Asia: A Clearing in the Thicket (2005).

Swarna Rajagopalan

“This publication is a concrete and determined step towards the objective of contributing meaningfully to the emerging global movement for women’s equality and empowerment. With wonderfully articulated presentations skilfully authored by experts from various background and experiences and brilliantly put together, the book deserves wide-ranging attention and global readership.”