Reviews
"UNSCR1325, the first thematic SC resolution on women, peace and security sought to address the lack of participation of women both in peace processes and in peace operations. By now, the norm has been translated into decisions and policies in many regional organizations and states. However, very few studies have attempted to systematically explore the implementation of policies linking gender equality to peace processes and peace operations. Beardsley and Karim's book is a pathbreaking study of gender equality in peacekeeping missions. Triangulating data from UN missions-both military and police-with very rich material based on interviews, field experiments and surveys from UNMIL in Liberia, this trailblazing book becomes an essential reading for all interested in gender, security and peacekeeping missions in the 21st century."--Theodora-Ismene Gizelis, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex "This important book explains why there are so few women in peacekeeping operations - and what the consequences are. Karim and Beardsley combine methodological rigor with personal narratives from peacekeepers and civilians, providing a rich analysis of how gender inequality affects peacekeeping. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in gender and IR, and for everyone working with peacekeeping." --Lisa Hultman, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University "This book offers a different story of peacekeeping, shedding an innovative light on gender reforms and women's equal opportunities by combining original data with space for local voices. In addition, it emphasizes the need for a knowledge-based approach to successfully addressing sexual exploitation and abuse; a crime and a key challenge to effective peace operations. The book is highly recommended to all those working to strengthen peace operations and to students specializing in international politics." --Louise Olsson, author of Gender Equality and United Nations Peace Operations in Timor-Leste, "Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping has laid valuable grounds for showing that peacekeeping organizations are profoundly gender biased... a highly interesting contribution to our understanding of the global power structures that are embodied in peacekeeping." -- Perspectives on Politics"Equal opportunity peacekeeping presents a systematic and thorough overview of relevant feminist scholarship, with the aim to generate 'theoretical expectations' especially regarding practices of 'female ratio balancing', where the numbers of female peacekeepers is increased." -- Soumita Basu, International Affairs"Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies. Highly recommended." -CHOICE "Very few studies have attempted to systematically explore the implementation of policies linking gender equality to peace processes and peace operations. Beardsley and Karim's book is a path-breaking study of gender equality in peacekeeping missions. Triangulating data from UN missions-both military and police-with very rich material based on interviews, field experiments and surveys from UNMIL in Liberia, this trailblazing book becomes an essential reading for all interested in gender, security and peacekeeping missions in the 21st century." -Theodora-Ismene Gizelis, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex"Karim and Beardsley combine methodological rigor with personal narratives from peacekeepers and civilians, providing a rich analysis of how gender inequality affects peacekeeping. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in gender and IR, and for everyone working with peacekeeping." -Lisa Hultman, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University "This book offers a different story of peacekeeping, shedding an innovative light on gender reforms and women's equal opportunities by combining original data with space for local voices. In addition, it emphasizes the need for a knowledge-based approach to successfully addressing sexual exploitation and abuse; a crime and a key challenge to effective peace operations. The book is highly recommended to all those working to strengthen peace operations and to students specializing in international politics." --Louise Olsson, author of Gender Equality and United Nations Peace Operations in Timor-Leste"Karim (Cornell) and Beardsley (Duke) have given us a theoretically informed, data-driven analysis of both gender (in)equality in peacekeeping units and the sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and violence (SEAHV) that often accompany their deployments. Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies." --CHOICE, "Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping has laid valuable grounds for showing that peacekeeping organizations are profoundly gender biased... a highly interesting contribution to our understanding of the global power structures that are embodied in peacekeeping." -- Perspectives on Politics "Equal opportunity peacekeeping presents a systematic and thorough overview of relevant feminist scholarship, with the aim to generate 'theoretical expectations' especially regarding practices of 'female ratio balancing', where the numbers of female peacekeepers is increased." -- Soumita Basu, International Affairs "Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies. Highly recommended." -CHOICE "Very few studies have attempted to systematically explore the implementation of policies linking gender equality to peace processes and peace operations. Beardsley and Karim's book is a path-breaking study of gender equality in peacekeeping missions. Triangulating data from UN missions-both military and police-with very rich material based on interviews, field experiments and surveys from UNMIL in Liberia, this trailblazing book becomes an essential reading for all interested in gender, security and peacekeeping missions in the 21st century." -Theodora-Ismene Gizelis, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex "Karim and Beardsley combine methodological rigor with personal narratives from peacekeepers and civilians, providing a rich analysis of how gender inequality affects peacekeeping. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in gender and IR, and for everyone working with peacekeeping." -Lisa Hultman, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University "This book offers a different story of peacekeeping, shedding an innovative light on gender reforms and women's equal opportunities by combining original data with space for local voices. In addition, it emphasizes the need for a knowledge-based approach to successfully addressing sexual exploitation and abuse; a crime and a key challenge to effective peace operations. The book is highly recommended to all those working to strengthen peace operations and to students specializing in international politics." --Louise Olsson, author of Gender Equality and United Nations Peace Operations in Timor-Leste "Karim (Cornell) and Beardsley (Duke) have given us a theoretically informed, data-driven analysis of both gender (in)equality in peacekeeping units and the sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and violence (SEAHV) that often accompany their deployments. Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies." --CHOICE, "Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping has laid valuable grounds for showing that peacekeeping organizations are profoundly gender biased... a highly interesting contribution to our understanding of the global power structures that are embodied in peacekeeping." -- Perspectives on Politics"Equal opportunity peacekeeping presents a systematic and thorough overview of relevant feminist scholarship, with the aim to generate 'theoretical expectations' especially regarding practices of 'female ratio balancing', where the numbers of female peacekeepers is increased." -- Soumita Basu, International Affairs"Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies. Highly recommended." -CHOICE"Very few studies have attempted to systematically explore the implementation of policies linking gender equality to peace processes and peace operations. Beardsley and Karim's book is a path-breaking study of gender equality in peacekeeping missions. Triangulating data from UN missions-both military and police-with very rich material based on interviews, field experiments and surveys from UNMIL in Liberia, this trailblazing book becomes an essential readingfor all interested in gender, security and peacekeeping missions in the 21st century." -Theodora-Ismene Gizelis, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex"Karim and Beardsley combine methodological rigor with personal narratives from peacekeepers and civilians, providing a rich analysis of how gender inequality affects peacekeeping. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in gender and IR, and for everyone working with peacekeeping." -Lisa Hultman, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University"This book offers a different story of peacekeeping, shedding an innovative light on gender reforms and women's equal opportunities by combining original data with space for local voices. In addition, it emphasizes the need for a knowledge-based approach to successfully addressing sexual exploitation and abuse; a crime and a key challenge to effective peace operations. The book is highly recommended to all those working to strengthen peace operations and tostudents specializing in international politics." --Louise Olsson, author of Gender Equality and United Nations Peace Operations in Timor-Leste"Karim (Cornell) and Beardsley (Duke) have given us a theoretically informed, data-driven analysis of both gender (in)equality in peacekeeping units and the sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and violence (SEAHV) that often accompany their deployments. Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies." --CHOICE, "Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies. Highly recommended." -CHOICE "Very few studies have attempted to systematically explore the implementation of policies linking gender equality to peace processes and peace operations. Beardsley and Karim's book is a path-breaking study of gender equality in peacekeeping missions. Triangulating data from UN missions-both military and police-with very rich material based on interviews, field experiments and surveys from UNMIL in Liberia, this trailblazing book becomes an essential reading for all interested in gender, security and peacekeeping missions in the 21st century." -Theodora-Ismene Gizelis, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex "Karim and Beardsley combine methodological rigor with personal narratives from peacekeepers and civilians, providing a rich analysis of how gender inequality affects peacekeeping. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in gender and IR, and for everyone working with peacekeeping." -Lisa Hultman, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University "This book offers a different story of peacekeeping, shedding an innovative light on gender reforms and women's equal opportunities by combining original data with space for local voices. In addition, it emphasizes the need for a knowledge-based approach to successfully addressing sexual exploitation and abuse; a crime and a key challenge to effective peace operations. The book is highly recommended to all those working to strengthen peace operations and to students specializing in international politics." --Louise Olsson, author of Gender Equality and United Nations Peace Operations in Timor-Leste, "Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies. Highly recommended." -CHOICE "Very few studies have attempted to systematically explore the implementation of policies linking gender equality to peace processes and peace operations. Beardsley and Karim's book is a path-breaking study of gender equality in peacekeeping missions. Triangulating data from UN missions-both military and police-with very rich material based on interviews, field experiments and surveys from UNMIL in Liberia, this trailblazing book becomes an essential reading for all interested in gender, security and peacekeeping missions in the 21st century." -Theodora-Ismene Gizelis, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex "Karim and Beardsley combine methodological rigor with personal narratives from peacekeepers and civilians, providing a rich analysis of how gender inequality affects peacekeeping. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in gender and IR, and for everyone working with peacekeeping." -Lisa Hultman, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University "This book offers a different story of peacekeeping, shedding an innovative light on gender reforms and women's equal opportunities by combining original data with space for local voices. In addition, it emphasizes the need for a knowledge-based approach to successfully addressing sexual exploitation and abuse; a crime and a key challenge to effective peace operations. The book is highly recommended to all those working to strengthen peace operations and to students specializing in international politics." --Louise Olsson, author of Gender Equality and United Nations Peace Operations in Timor-Leste "Karim (Cornell) and Beardsley (Duke) have given us a theoretically informed, data-driven analysis of both gender (in)equality in peacekeeping units and the sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and violence (SEAHV) that often accompany their deployments. Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies." --CHOICE, "Very few studies have attempted to systematically explore the implementation of policies linking gender equality to peace processes and peace operations. Beardsley and Karim's book is a path-breaking study of gender equality in peacekeeping missions. Triangulating data from UN missions-both military and police-with very rich material based on interviews, field experiments and surveys from UNMIL in Liberia, this trailblazing book becomes an essential reading for all interested in gender, security and peacekeeping missions in the 21st century." -Theodora-Ismene Gizelis, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex "Karim and Beardsley combine methodological rigor with personal narratives from peacekeepers and civilians, providing a rich analysis of how gender inequality affects peacekeeping. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in gender and IR, and for everyone working with peacekeeping." -Lisa Hultman, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University "This book offers a different story of peacekeeping, shedding an innovative light on gender reforms and women's equal opportunities by combining original data with space for local voices. In addition, it emphasizes the need for a knowledge-based approach to successfully addressing sexual exploitation and abuse; a crime and a key challenge to effective peace operations. The book is highly recommended to all those working to strengthen peace operations and to students specializing in international politics." --Louise Olsson, author of Gender Equality and United Nations Peace Operations in Timor-Leste, "Equal opportunity peacekeeping presents a systematic and thorough overview of relevant feminist scholarship, with the aim to generate 'theoretical expectations' especially regarding practices of 'female ratio balancing', where the numbers of female peacekeepers is increased." -- Soumita Basu, International Affairs "Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies. Highly recommended." -CHOICE "Very few studies have attempted to systematically explore the implementation of policies linking gender equality to peace processes and peace operations. Beardsley and Karim's book is a path-breaking study of gender equality in peacekeeping missions. Triangulating data from UN missions-both military and police-with very rich material based on interviews, field experiments and surveys from UNMIL in Liberia, this trailblazing book becomes an essential reading for all interested in gender, security and peacekeeping missions in the 21st century." -Theodora-Ismene Gizelis, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex "Karim and Beardsley combine methodological rigor with personal narratives from peacekeepers and civilians, providing a rich analysis of how gender inequality affects peacekeeping. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in gender and IR, and for everyone working with peacekeeping." -Lisa Hultman, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University "This book offers a different story of peacekeeping, shedding an innovative light on gender reforms and women's equal opportunities by combining original data with space for local voices. In addition, it emphasizes the need for a knowledge-based approach to successfully addressing sexual exploitation and abuse; a crime and a key challenge to effective peace operations. The book is highly recommended to all those working to strengthen peace operations and to students specializing in international politics." --Louise Olsson, author of Gender Equality and United Nations Peace Operations in Timor-Leste "Karim (Cornell) and Beardsley (Duke) have given us a theoretically informed, data-driven analysis of both gender (in)equality in peacekeeping units and the sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and violence (SEAHV) that often accompany their deployments. Intended for specialists and advanced students, this book is highly recommended for university libraries and specialized collections on international affairs and security studies." --CHOICE
