Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping and Aid

Name: Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping and Aid
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781529238419
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Critiquing the Past, Plotting the Future

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In 2003, the UN adopted a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers and aid workers. The policy arrived amid a series of scandals revealing sexual misconduct perpetrated against the very people peacekeeping and humanitarian missions were meant to protect. This edited collection, including... Read More

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Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping and Aid

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This book highlights the ongoing challenge of preventing and responding to abuse in peacekeeping and aid work, plus the structural issues of power, coloniality and racism, while charting a path for future action.

Description

This edited collection, including contributions from academics and practitioners, highlights the challenges of preventing and responding to abuse in peacekeeping and aid work, and the unintended consequences of current approaches. It lays bare the structures of power, coloniality, and racism that underpin abuse and hinder accountability while charting a path for future action.

Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping and Aid is an eye-opening book that will appeal to academics and students of the politics and practice of peacekeeping and humanitarianism, and to practitioners, policymakers, and those working within the field.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529238419

Publisher: Bristol University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol University Press

Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

Contributions by Henri Myrttinen
Contributions by Ai Kihara-Hunt
Contributions by Asmita Naik
Contributions by Nour Abu-Assab
Contributions by Nof Nasser-Eddin
Contributions by Megan Daigle
Contributions by Junru Bian
Contributions by Emily Elderfield
Contributions by Jane Connors

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 250

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About the Author

Jasmine-Kim Westendorf is Associate Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University. She has written two books and numerous articles in top journals. She has extensive experience in conflict resolution and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, and has held visiting professorships at several institutions.

Elliot Dolan-Evans teaches at Monash University. He holds a PhD in International Relations with a focus on the political economy of peacebuilding, capitalism and health, and the activities of international financial institutions during war. His work has appeared in several international journals, and he has professional experience in law and medicine.