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Contemporary conflicts have a multidimensional impact on gender relations and it is particularly of war where women are involved in delicate, complex and contradictory situations. This book d attempt to describe the role of women as victims in specific armed conflicts, but it shows the m complexity of roles they can play from victims to perpetrators or murderers and, above all, it h

Over the last few years, there has been a growing interest in the role of women in the prevention of violent extremism and within extremist networks. Yet research and scholarship in this area remains limited and a deeper engagement with gender and the role of norms around masculinities and femininities in violent extremism is needed. This special issue includes a selection of both timely and relevant articles by academics and practitioners, mostly from the Global South, focusing on gender and violent extremism particularly in the context of East Africa. The articles were presented at the Global Network on Gender and Responding to Violent Extremism (GARVE) online conference in November 2021. GARVE is an international network involving academics, policymakers and practitioners to promote innovative and critical thinking on violent extremism from a gender perspective and facilitate shared learning.

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