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    Politics and Power: A Gendered Perspective from South Asia

    Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era, 2003
    This paper produced for Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)'s Political Restructuring and Social Transformation Programme outlines the spaces, strategies and contradictions arising from women's political involvement in South Asia.
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    Victims, Perpetrators or Actors? Gender, Armed Conflict and Political Violence

    Zed Books Limited, 2001
    Armed conflict and political violence are generally viewed as "male domains" in which acts are perpetrated by men as part of armed forces, guerrilla groups, paramilitary organisations or peacekeeping operations. The involvement of women, either willingly or inadvertently, has received far less attention.
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    States of Conflict: Gender, Violence and Resistance

    Zed Books Limited, 2000
    How is conflict a gendered phenomenon? What is the role of women's resistance in responses to the gendered impacts of conflict? The editors argue that "conflict is endemic in human societies", and that most conflict has a gender dimension. The book links global processes and the causes and consequences of armed conflict experienced on national, local and individual levels.
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    Women and War: Special Report

    International Committee of the Red Cross, 2003
    In March 2003, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) published this report as a follow-up to their piece entitled Women Facing War (see summary of previous report in Siyanda). The ICRC has long recognised that armed conflicts have devastating effects on civilian populations and on women in particular.
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    Women Facing War: The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women

    International Committee of the Red Cross, 2001
    The ICRC endeavours to raise awareness of the distinct ways in which women are negatively affected by war and conflict, and how their conditions might be improved through better implementation of existing international law, as well as greater involvement of women in all aspects of conflict resolution. As part of this initiative, the organisation published this report in 2001.
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    Women and Civil War: Impact, Organizations and Action

    Lynn Rienner Publishers, 2001
    Women are not typically passive spectators during a war, nor are they always its innocent victims. Instead, they frequently take on new roles and responsibilities, participating in military and political struggles and building new networks in order to obtain resources needed by their families.
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    Gender and Humanitarian Assistance Resource Kit

    1998
    The IASC was established in June 1992 to serve as the primary mechanism for UN inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance in complex and major emergencies. The committee is committed to ensuring that a gender perspective is fully integrated into humanitarian activities and policies.
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    Gender Mainstreaming in Peace Support Operations: Moving Beyond Rhetoric to Practice

    International Alert, 2002
    How can gender mainstreaming be entrenched in peace support operations (PSOs) in practice? PSOs in East Timor and South Africa have illustrated that gender mainstreaming is possible and can improve the effectiveness of operations, through gender-aware leadership and gender-sensitive responses.
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    Ethical Guidelines for Researchers in the Field of Gender and Peace Building

    Women Waging Peace, Cambridge and Washington, 2000
    When conducting research in a community, it is important to recognise local expertise in all project phases and to make your agenda explicit and transparent. As a working group of activists and researchers, Women Waging Peace offers some principles for an ethical approach for researchers in constructing their projects in conflict zones.
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    Demanding our Rights: A Guide to Lobbying in Palestine

    Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, 1999
    The manual is one of very few resources in Palestinian society to address the issue of lobbying, campaigning and advocacy work. It provides directions and advice on how to plan, organise and carry out lobbying and advocacy efforts. These tools are instrumental in influencing legislators and decision-makers.

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