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PACS6907 - Gender and the Development of Peace

Postgraduate

Department: Peace and Conflict Studies
School: School of Social and Political Sciences
Semester(s): Semester 2
Year(s) offered: 2009
Credit Points: 6
   
Co-ordinator: Dr Lynda-ann Blanchard
 
 UoS Description: lion

This unit explores the significance of gender in peace and conflict studies. From the operation in Australia of women's night patrols as a response to community violence, to the Grameen Bank's experience of the feminisation of poverty in Bangladesh, the unit focuses on development as a community process. Feminist approaches to human rights and the role of women as agents of social change are investigated. Issues addressed include gender in peace-keeping operations and the contribution of men and women as peacemakers.

 UoS Learning Situations: lion

2 hours per week

 UoS Assessment: lion

5,000 words written work

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