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The chapters in this book provide in- depth insight into the gender
norms and contexts in which women work in the expanding informal
mining sector in sub- Saharan Africa. Collectively, the research
here provides a nuanced account of women's livelihood strategies in
artisanal and small- scale mining (ASM, as its generally known) in
ways that challenge images of women- as either victimized by mining
or empowered by mining livelihoods, or both- that tend to dominate
the growing array of donor and policy interventions in this sector.
The authors come from different disciplinary traditions-
anthropology, economics, political science, mining engineering,
law- but all place questions of gendered power front and centre in
their analyses of sociocultural, institutional, economic and
political relationships, practices and arrangements within which
women navigate their mining livelihoods. The physical or
representational presence (and sometimes absence) of women in ASM
sites is a linking theme, with the chapters exploring different
dimensions of mining and gender- the gendered divisions of labour,
migration, land ownership, cultural norms, and gendered authority
relations- but also how 'women' materialize and are seen and unseen
in the growing array of transnational interventions in this sector.
The chapters in this book were originally published as a special
issue of the Canadian Journal of African Studies.
This book brings together a unique blend of researchers, civil
society and community activists all working on different aspects of
conflict sexual violence on the African continent. The
contributions included here offer a detailed reading of the social
and political climate within which some patterns of sexual violence
unfold, and the increased policy and institutional responses
shaping post-conflict environments. The chapters are organized
around three main themes: the continuities between conflict sexual
violence and post-conflict insecurity; the troubling category of
"victim" and its representation in post-conflict settings; and the
international contexts - such as international programming, aid and
justice interventions - that shape how conflict sexual violence is
addressed. The authors come to the topic from various academic
disciplines - anthropology, gender studies, law, and psychology -
and from different non-academic contexts, including civil society
organizations in affected regions, and policy and activist
organizations in the Global North. Collectively the chapters in
this volume offer complex and detailed analysis of some of the
debates and dynamics shaping contemporary understandings of
conflict sexual violence, highlighting, in turn, new insights and
emerging topics on which further research and advocacy is needed.
This book brings together a unique blend of researchers, civil
society and community activists all working on different aspects of
conflict sexual violence on the African continent. The
contributions included here offer a detailed reading of the social
and political climate within which some patterns of sexual violence
unfold, and the increased policy and institutional responses
shaping post-conflict environments. The chapters are organized
around three main themes: the continuities between conflict sexual
violence and post-conflict insecurity; the troubling category of
"victim" and its representation in post-conflict settings; and the
international contexts - such as international programming, aid and
justice interventions - that shape how conflict sexual violence is
addressed. The authors come to the topic from various academic
disciplines - anthropology, gender studies, law, and psychology -
and from different non-academic contexts, including civil society
organizations in affected regions, and policy and activist
organizations in the Global North. Collectively the chapters in
this volume offer complex and detailed analysis of some of the
debates and dynamics shaping contemporary understandings of
conflict sexual violence, highlighting, in turn, new insights and
emerging topics on which further research and advocacy is needed.
With forced marriage, as with so many human rights issues, the
sensationalized hides the mundane, and oversimplified popular
discourses miss the range of experiences. In sub-Saharan Africa,
the relationship between coercion and consent in marriage is a
complex one that has changed over time and place, rendering
impossible any single interpretation or explanation. The legal
experts, anthropologists, historians, and development workers
contributing to Marriage by Force? focus on the role that marriage
plays in the mobilization of labor, the accumulation of wealth, and
domination versus dependency. They also address the crucial
slippage between marriages and other forms of gendered violence,
bondage, slavery, and servile status. Only by examining variations
in practices from a multitude of perspectives can we properly
contextualize the problem and its consequences. And while early and
forced marriages have been on the human rights agenda for decades,
there is today an unprecedented level of international attention to
the issue, thus making the coherent, multifaceted approach of
Marriage by Force? even more necessary.
With forced marriage, as with so many human rights issues, the
sensationalized hides the mundane, and oversimplified popular
discourses miss the range of experiences. In sub-Saharan Africa,
the relationship between coercion and consent in marriage is a
complex one that has changed over time and place, rendering
impossible any single interpretation or explanation. The legal
experts, anthropologists, historians, and development workers
contributing to Marriage by Force? focus on the role that marriage
plays in the mobilization of labor, the accumulation of wealth, and
domination versus dependency. They also address the crucial
slippage between marriages and other forms of gendered violence,
bondage, slavery, and servile status. Only by examining variations
in practices from a multitude of perspectives can we properly
contextualize the problem and its consequences. And while early and
forced marriages have been on the human rights agenda for decades,
there is today an unprecedented level of international attention to
the issue, thus making the coherent, multifaceted approach of
Marriage by Force? even more necessary.
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