Date : 7-8 November, 2014 (Friday, Saturday)
This is the final conference for a collaborative project entitledMaking Women Count for Peace: Gender, Empowerment and Conflict in South Asia.
Funded by the Research Council of Norway’s INDNOR and NORGLOBALprogrammes, the project aims to generate new knowledge and debate on women’s empowerment and the challenges facing implementation of UNSCR 1325 in India and Nepal. With a focus on Northeast Indian experiences and a comparative look at Nepal, the project addresses the role of women in local governance and politics, particularly
within the context of peace and security processes.
Papers are invited from interested scholars and activists on any of the following subthemes:
(a) Women as activists and agents of peace and change;
(b) Women as actors in institutionalized politics and governance in conflict zones;
(c) Gender, women’s empowerment…
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