Zipfel, Gaby; Campbell, Kirsten and Mühlhäuser, Regina, eds. 2019. In Plain Sight: Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict. New Delhi: Zubaan. ISBN 9789385932816 [Edited Book]

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In the mid 1970s, at the peak of the women’s movement, feminist activism and research opened the door to questions that are still pressing today. While sexual violence has gained public awareness and become a subject in academic debate, efforts to understand and strategies to prevent this form of violence remain inadequate. Who are the perpetrators? How is sexual violence tied to other forms of violence? What are the consequences for individual victims and societies?

Compiled by the International Research Group ‘Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict’ (SVAC), this volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding wartime sexual violence. Its enquiry employs four key relationships: War/Power, Violence/Sexuality, Gender/Engendering and Visibility/Invisibility. Through these, the authors identify gaps in existing knowledge to develop a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the field.

This volume is the result of long-standing cooperation. The International Research Group ‘Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict’ (SVAC) is a network of interdisciplinary scholars and NGO experts founded in October 2010. Sociologists, philosophers, historians, literary and legal scholars as well as NGO professionals from Europe, the US, Asia and Africa bring together empirical and theoretical studies focusing on sexual violence in different theatres of armed conflict. The group compares source material and promotes the systematic development of research questions and methods.

Item Type:	Edited Book
Keywords:	armed conflict, conflict, sexual violence, war
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Sociology Sociology > Unit for Global Justice (UGJ) Sociology > Unit for Global Justice (UGJ) > Gender of Justice
Date:	2019
Item ID:	27642
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2019 18:48
Last Modified:	09 Jul 2021 13:50
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/27642

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