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Gender, security and development

2007; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/14678800601176535

1478-1174

Marsha Henry,

Gender, Security, and Conflict

Abstract This paper examines the links amongst the concepts of gender, security and development. In particular, it seeks to examine how each of the concepts can be critically understood independently and as interrelated. Through understanding each of these concepts as socially and discursively constructed, contingent and fluid, the paper examines the consequences of such a theoretical framework for key issues facing gender, security and development practitioners: Trafficking, Resolution 1325 and HIV/AIDS. Acknowledgements I should like to thank Jonathan Reinarz, Suruchi Thapar-Björkert, Mark Duffield and Paul Higate for their help and support on this paper. This paper is based on a paper written for a policy study commissioned by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Global Security and Development Cooperatio n in collaboration with King's College. Notes 1. 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