Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War? Perceptions, Prescriptions, Problems in the Congo and Beyond

• Main Author: Eriksson Baaz, Maria (auth)
• Other Authors: Stern, Maria (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2013
• Series: Africa Now
• Subjects: Peace studies & conflict resolution; Violence in society; Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire); Congo DR; Conflicts; Violence against women; Sexual abuse; Rape; Gender relations; Victims; War crimes; Humanitarian assistance; International cooperation; Human rights violations
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

All too often in conflict situations, rape is referred to as a 'weapon of war', a term presented as self-explanatory through its implied storyline of gender and warring. In this provocative but much-needed book, Eriksson Baaz and Stern challenge the dominant understandings of sexual violen...