Full Description
This book explores women's perspectives on matters of security and related policy, focusing on women in South Asia who are battling society, insecurity and violence in some form. The book makes three important contributions. First, it examines existing theories of security. Secondly, it goes beyond critique and narrative to seek concrete new agendas for empirical research in security studies. Finally, it brings together statistical, ethnographic and survey data.
Contents
Women and Security - Swarna Rajagopalan
In Search of a New Paradigm
Societal Insecurities - Farah Faizal
A Maldivian Study
In/Security - Saba Gul Khattak
Afghan Women Refugees
Silence and Marginality - Amena Mohsin
Gendered Security and the Nation-State
Dying to be Equal - Sudha Ramachandran
Women Militants and Organisational Decision-Making
Women Taking the Track Two Path - Ilmas Futehally
In Conclusion - Farah Faizal