The Women of ISIS: Gender and Political Violence
Guest Post by Laura Sjoberg It came as no surprise to me that women and girls who joined the…
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Women and Power After War
By Milli Lake and Marie Berry for Denver Dialogues. Until recently, scholarship on women in war was characterized…
The Migration-Gender-Insecurity Nexus
By Marie Berry for Denver Dialogues In the past few weeks, reports about sexual violence in connection with…
Of Methodology and Men
By Kyleanne Hunter for Denver Dialogues With headlines like these: “Marine Study Finds All-Male Infantry Units Outperformed Teams…
The United States: Laggard on Women’s Representation, Promoter of Women’s Representation
By Sarah Bush In my very first post on Political Violence at a Glance, I discussed some of…
Bargaining Theory and Domestic Violence
By Barbara F. Walter Domestic violence produces significantly higher costs to society than murders and civil wars, at…
Sexual and Ethnic Violence and the Construction of the Islamic State
Guest post by Ariel Ahram The protection of women, children, and religious minorities stand prominently among the reasons President…
On Local Backlash to Foreign Human Rights Pressure
By Sarah Bush This spring, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law a bill that criminalizes homosexuality. At…
More Challenges to Women’s Representation in Afghanistan
By Sarah Bush Bad news about women’s rights in Afghanistan — as if we needed any more of…
Male Victimhood in Armed Conflict
By Kristine Eck and Olga Vera Hänni A widely accepted claim is that women make up the majority of…