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This volume contributes to the growing literature on women, conflict and peacebuilding by focusing on the moments after a peace accord, or some other official ending of a conflict, often denoted as 'post-conflict' or 'post-war'. Such moments often herald great hope for holding to account those who committed grave wrongs during the conflict, and for a better life in the future. For many women, both of these hopes are often very quickly shattered in starkly different ways to the hopes of men. Such periods are often characterized by violence and insecurities, and the official ending of a war ofte

Since the end of the Cold War, many African countries have witnessed dramatic political changes which have included the adoption of multi-party elections and systems of parliamentary democracy. Some have done so emerging from authoritarian rule, others after emerging from conflict. In either case, both domestic and international dynamics for change embody some common expectations about the roles and participation of women in politics. Uganda has resisted international pressure, after emerging from war in 1986, to give up its system for 'no-party' democracy. It has also taken an unusually proactive line in ensuring that women participate in politics, and it is the site of an unusually sophisticated gender discourse in public life. It nonetheless contains deep faultlines along its gender divide and continues to struggle with the major political challenges of corruption and polarising ethnic and religious difference. (Parliamentary Affairs / FUB)

This article uses the case study of Namibia to illustrate three key aspects of the implementation of peace settlements in Africa. First it reveals the ways in which a complex issue such as land can become oversimplified. Second it illustrates the way in which a set of inaccurate, ideologically driven views about land issues still holds sway over land policy in much of Africa. Third, it shows how prioritising reconciliation at the time of peace settlement, at the cost of some form of redistributive or social justice, can continue to influence and constrain government policy choices for years afterwards. (Peace Change/DÜI)

Traces the abandonment of neoliberalism by the international financial institutions, renewed respect for the state, and an emphasis on democracy and civil society as conducive to economic growth; case study of Zimbabwe.