by Genderhub | 12 Aug 2021 | Blog
Introduction The radical remark by Cynthia Enloe calls into question the intricate relationship between nationalism and gender. It has often been argued that women are excluded from the making of masculine nation-states. The aim of this article is to question this...
by Genderhub | 21 Jul 2021 | Blog
Cockburn, C. 2013. “Against the Odds: Sustaining Feminist Momentum in Post-war Bosnia Herzegovina.” Women’s Studies International Forum. 37 (1): 26–35. Introduction The work of civil society has been instrumental in building resilience and solidarity in the...
by Genderhub | 4 Apr 2021 | Blog
Introduction This report offers a concise, comprehensive, and critical overview of the empirical findings available on the background and possible motivations of the young Western men and women who became jihadist foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq. The findings were...
by Genderhub | 27 Mar 2021 | Blog
“Rape has been used throughout history as a weapon of war. I never thought I would have something in common with women in Rwanda – before all this, I didn’t know that a country called Rwanda existed – and now I am linked to them in the worst possible way, as a victim...
by Genderhub | 29 Sep 2021 | Radical Violence and Femininity
The story of an Irish woman named Lisa Smith remains an enigma and a case of serious deliberation. Lisa Smith is a known example of a woman who travelled to Syria for joining ISIS. Smith converted to Islam in 2005 and travelled to Syria in 2015 to embrace the...
