Defining the Intersections of Militarism and Violence Against Women is the theme for this year’s international campaign. Therefore, there are a significant number of resources listed in the Take Action Kit Bibliography on this topic. Below are a handful of resources from the section, “A Gendered Analysis of Militarism.”
Resources
- Afshar, Haleh and Deborah Eade. (2003) Development, Women and War: Feminist Perspectives. Oxfam International. Available online in PDF chapters from iKNOW Politics: http://www.iknowpolitics.org/node/4721
- Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development. (2007) Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders. Available online from the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition: http://www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org/pdf2007/book3Neo.pdf
- Barker, Gary. (June 2006) “Men with Guns: Masculinity, Arms, Conflict and Post-Conflict” in P@x Online Bulletin Peace Studies Group. No 6. Available online: http://www.iansa.org/women/documents/Pax6ingles2.pdf
- Burke, Colleen. (1994) “Women and Militarism.” Available online from WILPF: http://www.wilpfinternational.org/publications/womenmilitarism.htm
- Cockburn, Cynthia. (2007) From Where We Stand: War, Women's Activism and Feminist Analysis. Zed Books. Excerpts available online from Google Books
- Cohn, Carol with Felicity Hill and Sara Ruddick. The Relevance of Gender for Eliminating Weapons of Mass Destruction. Available from the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission online: http://www.wmdcommission.org/files/No38.pdf
- Cohn, Carol and Sara Ruddick. (2004) "A Feminist Ethical Perspective on Weapons of Mass Destruction," Ethics and Weapons of Mass Destruction, eds. Steven Lee and Soheil Hashmi, Cambridge University Press, 2004. Available online: http://www.genderandsecurity.umb.edu/cohnruddick.pdf
- de Vries, José and Isabelle Geuskens (eds). (2010) Together for Transformation: Men, Masculinities and Peacebuilding. Available online from IFOR Women Peacemakers Program: http://www.ifor.org/WPP/may-pack-2010_web.pdf
- Enloe, Cynthia. (1989) Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics. University of California Press. Excerpts available online from Google Books
- --------. (2000) Maneuvers: The International Politics of Militarizing Women’s Lives. Excerpts available on Google Books
- --------. (2007) Globalization and Militarism: Feminists Make the Link. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Excerpts available on Google Books
- Feminism and Nonviolence Study Group. (1983) Piecing It Together: Feminism and Nonviolence. Published by The Feminism and Nonviolence Study Group in co-operation with the War Resisters' International: http://wri-irg.org/pubs/Feminism_and_Nonviolence
- Mama, Amina (Ed). (August 2008) Feminist Africa 10: Militarism, Conflict and Women’s Activism. African Gender Institute. Available online: http://www.feministafrica.org/uploads/File/Issue%2010/Feminist%20Africa%2010.pdf
- Moser, Caroline O. N. and Fiona C. Clark. (2001) Victims, Perpetrators or Actors? Gender, Armed Conflict, and Political Violence. New Delhi: Zubaan. Available on Google Books.
- United Nations. (2002) Women, Peace and Security: Study submitted by the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000). Available online: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/eWPS.pdf
