Reports of sexual violence in armed conflict frequently appear in
political discussions and news media, presenting a stark contrast
to a long history of silence and nonrecognition. Conflict-related
sexual violence has transitioned rapidly from a neglected human
rights issue to an unambiguous security concern on the agendas of
powerful states and the United Nations Security Council. Through
interviews and primary-source evidence, Kerry F. Crawford
investigates the reasons for this dramatic change and the
implications of the securitization of sexual violence. Views about
wartime sexual violence began changing in the 1990s as a result of
the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and then
accelerated in the 2000s. Three case studies-the United States'
response to sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo,
the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1820 in 2008, and
the development of the United Kingdom's Preventing Sexual Violence
in Conflict Initiative-illustrate that use of the weapon of war
frame does not represent pure co-optation by the security sector.
Rather, well-placed advocates have used this frame to advance the
antisexual violence agenda while simultaneously working to move
beyond the frame's constraints. This book is a groundbreaking
account of the transformation of international efforts to end
wartime sexual violence.
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