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Book SynopsisIn Responsibility to Protect and Women, Peace and Security: Aligning the Protection Agendas, editors Sara E. Davies, Zim Nwokora, Eli Stamnes and Sarah Teitt address the intersections of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle and the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda. Contributions from policy-makers and academics consider both the merits and the utility of aligning the protection agendas of R2P and WPS. A number of actionable recommendations are made concerning a unification of the agendas to best support the global empowerment of women and the prevention of mass atrocities.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Sara E. Davies, Zim Nwokora, Eli Stamnes and Sarah Teitt Chapter One The responsibility to protect: Integrating gender perspectives into policies and practices Eli Stamnes Chapter Two Translating UNSCR 1325 into Practice: Lessons Learned and Obstacles Ahead Katrina Lee Koo Chapter Three WPS and R2P: Theorising Responsibility and Protection Lucy Hall and Laura J. Shepherd Chapter Four Responsibility to Protect or Prevent? Victims and perpetrators of sexual violence crimes in armed conflicts Inger Skjelsbæk Chapter Five Gender-sensitive protection and the Responsibility to Prevent: Lessons from Chad John Karlsrud and Randi Solhjell Chapter Six Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325: Putting the Responsibility to Protect into Practice Sahana Dharmapuri Chapter Seven Beyond ‘Cultural Constraint’: Gender, Security and Participation in the Pacific Islands Nicole George Chapter Eight The Obstacles of Aligning Women Peace and Security and the Responsibility to Protect in UN Practice Melina Lito
