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The Democratic Republic of Congo has been home to the deadliest conflicts of the postwar era and hosts the largest United Nations peacekeeping mission in the world. In this compelling book, acclaimed journalist Michael Deibert paints a picture of a nation in flux, inching towards peace but at the same time solidifying into another era of authoritarian rule under its enigmatic president, Joseph Kabila. Featuring a wealth of first-hand interviews, the narrative travels from war-torn villages in the country's east to the pulsing capital of Kinshasa in order to bring us the voices of the Congolese

1. Nicola Pratt and Sophie Richter-Devroe, Introduction: Critically Examining UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security 1. - 2. Laura J. Shepherd, Sex, Security and Superhero(in)es: From 1325 to 1820 and Beyond 16. - 3. Sheri Lynn Gibbings, No Angry Women at the United Nations: Political Dreams and the Cultural Politics of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 34. - 4. Vanessa Farr, UNSCR 1325 and Women's Peace Activism in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 51. - 5. Carol Harrington, Resolution 1325 and Post-Cold War Feminist Politics 69. - 6. Sahla Aroussi, 'Women, Peace and Security': Addressing Accountability for Wartime Sexual Violence 88. - 7. Laura McLeod, Configurations of Post-Conflict: Impacts of Representations of Conflict and Post-Conflict upon the (Political) Translations of Gender Security within UNSCR 1325 106. - 8. Audrey Reeeves, Feminist Knowledge and Emerging Governmentality in UN Peacekeeping 124. - 9. Jill A. Irvine, Leveraging Change: Women's Organizations and the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 in the Balkans 146

During the 1990s, nine out of ten of the bloodiest conflicts occurred on the African continent. And despite some 20 peacebuilding operations in Africa in the last 25 years there is still a significant lack of cohesive strategy to target the key areas in the regeneration of a conflict-ridden country. An Afrocentric perspective is therefore a suitable starting point for research into the possible strategies for post-conflict peacebuilding. This book explores South Africa's policy imperatives to integrate development projects and peace missions, involving the military as well as civilian organisations. While this book is not intended as an instruction manual, it hopes to ignite an understanding of the particular processes required to develop a sustainable and cohesive post-conflict peacebuilding strategy within the African environment.