Women, Peace and Security in Military Operations

by Andree-Anne Melancon (Editor), Max Thompson (Editor)

Overview

Civilians are disproportionately impacted by contemporary armed conflict, with women, children, and other vulnerable groups among the most affected. Effective military operations occur against the backdrop of two major shifts in international thinking on security: Human Security and the Women, Peace and Security agenda (WPS). These innovations have radically transformed the field of contemporary security studies and continue to evolve and be debated in both academic and policy circles. However, militaries have been slow to adopt these ideas and adapt their behaviours to account for the importance of protecting civilians, gender mainstreaming, women's participation, responsibilities on children in conflict, and preventing egregious crimes, such as modern slavery and human trafficking. This book is a conversation between academics and civilian and military practitioners to better understand the contemporary challenges and obligations militaries have towards realising the WPS agenda. Drawing on expertise from military, academia, and civil society it offers insights and recommendations on how militaries can effectively integrate the WPS agenda into their operations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912440436
Publisher:	Howgate Publishing Limited
Publication date:	02/27/2023
Series:	Sandhurst Trends in International Conflict , #4
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Dr Andree-Anne Melancon is a senior lecturer in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. She is responsible for the delivery of law of armed conflict training as well as academic support on field training exercises. She was heavily involved in the inclusion of the WPS agenda into military training. She completed her PhD in Politics at the University of Sheffield where she explored target selection in US drone strikes. Beyond teaching, she is highly engaged in a range of defence engagement activities, having delivered courses on a range of topics to senior officers in over a dozen countries and supported international LOAC competitions. Her research interests include military ethics, the law of armed conflict, human security, and the WPS agenda.

Dr Max Thompson is Deputy Head of Department in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He is responsible for oversight of the Army Higher Education Programme, which has included integrating WPS into academic exercises. He completed his DPhil in International Relations at St Edmund Hall, Oxford writing on the role of friendship in US foreign policy and alliance formation. Before arriving at RMAS, he held lectureships at several Oxford colleges and worked as an international consultant at the International Trade Centre in Geneva. He has delivered defence engagement courses on international conflict management, human security in military operations, and counterterrorism all around the world. His research interests centre on alliance theory, US foreign policy, the development of the liberal world order, and human security and the women, peace and security agenda.