Building Peace, Rebuilding Patriarchy: The Failure of Gender Interventions in Timor-Leste

ISBN-13: 9780197637999 / Angielski

Johnston

Recenzje

Drawing from extensive fieldwork, Johnston sheds light on the dynamics of post-conflict reforms in Timor-Leste. This rich, humane, and compelling account describes how the post-conflict period has been dominated by a coalition of militarized and patriarchal elites, to whom peacebuilders have made numerous concessions at women's expense. Furthermore, she deftly weaves together the connections between gender relations, class, and kinship in the country. This book is a compelling contribution to a growing literature.

O autorze

Melissa Johnston is a Lecturer in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland. Her work applies a gender lens to examine the links between security and the political economy of development to better understand women's and men's experiences in conflict-affected environments. Her work on conflict, international financial institutions, and violent extremism in Southeast Asia has been published in journals such as Review of International Political Economy, Globalizations, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. Her article, "Frontier Finance", won the 2021 Australian International Political Economy Network Prize. She is the recipient of the 2019 Australian Political Studies Association PhD Thesis Prize and the Prime Minister's Endeavour Award.