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This Discussion Paper explores the debates, theoretical perspectives and current trends in gender, conflict and post-conflict reconstruction, and security sector reform (SSR) in Africa.

It provides a broad overview of and critical insights into the gender-conflict-security nexus, capturing the trends in the discourses, identifying the gaps in the literature and prioritising issues and areas for future research. This Discussion Paper is essential reading for all those with a deep interest in gender, peace, development and security in Africa, particularly gender scholars, students, activists and practitioners.

Dr. CHERYL HENDRICKS is a Senior Research Fellow in the Security Sector Governance Programme at the Institute of Security Studies (ISS), Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa.

Nordiska Afrikainstitutet (The Nordic Africa Institute) P.O. Box 1703

SE- 751 47 Uppsala, Sweden www.nai.uu.se

discussion paper 63

CHERYL HENDRICKS

Gender and security in Africa

AN OVERVIEW

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