The Women in Blue Helmets
Gender, Policing, and the UN's First All-Female Peacekeeping Unit
Seiten
2016
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-29061-7 (ISBN)
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-29061-7 (ISBN)
Tells the story of the first all-female police unit deployed by India to the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia in January 2007. The author investigates how the unit was originated, developed, and implemented, offering an important historical record of this unique initiative.
The Women in Blue Helmets tells the story of the first all-female police unit deployed by India to the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia in January 2007. Lesley J. Pruitt investigates how the unit was originated, developed, and implemented, offering an important historical record of this unique initiative. Examining precedents in policing in the troop-contributing country and recent developments in policing in the host country, the book offers contextually rich examination of all-female units, explores the potential benefits of and challenges to women's participation in peacekeeping, and illuminates broader questions about the relationship between gender, peace, and security.
The Women in Blue Helmets tells the story of the first all-female police unit deployed by India to the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia in January 2007. Lesley J. Pruitt investigates how the unit was originated, developed, and implemented, offering an important historical record of this unique initiative. Examining precedents in policing in the troop-contributing country and recent developments in policing in the host country, the book offers contextually rich examination of all-female units, explores the potential benefits of and challenges to women's participation in peacekeeping, and illuminates broader questions about the relationship between gender, peace, and security.
Lesley J. Pruitt is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The FFPU in a Global Context
2. How the FFPU Began
3. Women at Work: Securing the Peace
4. Political Economy, Women, and Peacekeeping
5. Who’s Afraid of the Girls? Fears about FFPUs
6. Increasing Women’s Participation in Peace and Security
Conclusion
Appendix: Interviews
Notes
References
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 31.07.2016 |
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Zusatzinfo | None |
Verlagsort | Berkerley |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 272 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
ISBN-10 | 0-520-29061-5 / 0520290615 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-29061-7 / 9780520290617 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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