Development in an Insecure and Gendered World: The Relevance of the Millennium Goals

by Jacqueline Leckie, Pauline Gardiner Barber, Marianne H Marchand, Jane Parpart

Overview

The Millennium Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2000 and explicit targets were set to eradicate key problems in human development by 2015. This collection focuses specifically on the goals relating to gender issues that are problematic for women.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781409499459
Publisher:	Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	03/28/2013
Series:	Gender in a Global/Local World
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Jacqueline Leckie, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Gender and Sociology, University of Otago, New Zealand and Programme Coordinator, Social Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Gender and Sociology, University of Otago, New Zealand.

Table of Contents

Development in an Insecure and Gendered World

Editorial Reviews

'...offers a timely consideration of gender-blind strategies that warp the achievement of the 2015 UN Millennium Development Goals, focusing on key concepts like mainstreaming and critical security studies as well as on the under-researched Asia-Pacific region...this book is a "must read" for those interested in disaster relief and the supposed distinctions between humanitarian and development assistance.' Kathleen Staudt, University of Texas at El Paso, USA '... extends the meanings of human security beyond the normative framework and reveals a sensitive account of its experiential dimensions. In a world order structured by many hierarchies, theorizing about human security can benefit from an approach sensitive to geo-political context and local realities. The book offers valuable insights which can help bridge security studies with gender studies.' Thanh-Dam Truong, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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