There have been a number of political issues that involve religious fundamentalism, inter-ethnic conflict and the process of democratization. In this study the authors develop a feminist perspective on these issues and reveal the way that political ideologies use women as symbols of cultural perspective. Topics for discussion include: Yugoslavia; the emergence of a male democracy in Chile; women's rights in Israel; the far right and women in France; and the experience of immigrants in Britain. This study of women's involvement with restrictive political ideologies aims to demonstrate the...

There have been a number of political issues that involve religious fundamentalism, inter-ethnic conflict and the process of democratization. In this study the authors develop a feminist perspective on these issues and reveal the way that political ideologies use women as symbols of cultural perspective. Topics for discussion include: Yugoslavia; the emergence of a male democracy in Chile; women's rights in Israel; the far right and women in France; and the experience of immigrants in Britain. This study of women's involvement with restrictive political ideologies aims to demonstrate the...

Whilst classical approaches linked development with peace, security has become central to understandings of both war and peacetime. This book uniquely reflects on how to deal with the convergence of war and peace in the context of global economic and geo-political development. It addresses methodological challenges in contemporary approaches to conflict, violence, security peace and development.

Two dominant contemporary approaches are selected for debate on methodologies and ethical choices: rational choice and identity-based theorizing. The chapters are arranged as dialogues...