The Women in Blue Helmets

Gender, Policing, and the UN's First All-Female Peacekeeping Unit
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-520-29061-7
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 251 g

The Women in Blue Helmets tells the story of the first all-female police unit deployed by India to the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia in January 2007. Lesley J. Pruitt investigates how the unit was originated, developed, and implemented, offering an important historical record of this unique initiative. Examining precedents in policing in the troop-contributing country and recent developments in policing in the host country, the book offers contextually rich examination of all-female units, explores the potential benefits of and challenges to women’s participation in peacekeeping, and illuminates broader questions about the relationship between gender, peace, and security.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pruitt, Lesley J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Verwaltung, Streitkräfte (Militärwesen)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Friedenssicherung, Krisenintervention

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction

1. The FFPU in a Global Context
2. How the FFPU Began
3. Women at Work: Securing the Peace
4. Political Economy, Women, and Peacekeeping
5. Who’s Afraid of the Girls? Fears about FFPUs
6. Increasing Women’s Participation in Peace and Security

Conclusion
Appendix: Interviews
Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Lesley J. Pruitt is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.