商品簡介
This book examines women's often overlooked contributions to peacebuilding in the Benue Valley, Nigeria, against the backdrop of the challenges in implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and the exclusion of women from formal peace and conflict-resolution processes. It explores how women draw on socially acquired skills and experiences to undertake vital peacebuilding initiatives, while analysing the patriarchal structures that limit their recognition and participation in formal spaces. Drawing on human needs and gender socialisation theories, the book investigates the roots of protracted social conflict, the development of women's conflict-resolution skills, their visions for meeting human needs, and their initiatives for resolving conflict. It also traces the evolution of gender relations through the pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial periods in the Benue Valley. Offering both theoretical and methodological insights, this book is a valuable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners in conflict resolution and gender studies, particularly those pursuing advanced research.
