Autorentext

Katrina Leclerc is a PhD candidate and part-time professor in Conflict Studies at Saint-Paul University, and sessional lecturer at the University of Winnipeg. She serves as chair of the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada.

Nisha Singh is the Senior Global Policy and Advocacy Manager at Women for Women International and serves as co-chair for the US Civil Society Working Group on WPS. She holds an MA in Public Policy and a Gender, Peace and Security Certificate from Georgetown University.

Shirley Graham is the Director of the Global Gender Policy Program at George Washington University, where she also leads the Athena Initiative: advancing human security in international affairs. She has a PhD from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

Klappentext

Women, Peace and Security in Canada and the United States critically examines the challenges and contradictions of implementing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda within the highly polarised political landscapes of Canada and the United States. In an era marked by democratic strain and shifting security priorities, A Fragmented Peace brings together leading scholars, policymakers, and civil society actors to explore how WPS is being implemented, challenged, and reimagined across diverse contexts-from defence institutions and legislative frameworks to grassroots activism and transnational partnerships.

The book interrogates the limits of state-centric and multilateral approaches while foregrounding the central role of civil society in sustaining and advancing the agenda. Spanning themes such as militarisation, digital threats, settler colonial legacies, youth leadership, masculinities, LGBTQI+ inclusion, and climate security, the book provides a nuanced and intersectional analysis of WPS in North America. Grounded in both empirical case studies and critical reflection, it not only diagnoses the fractures shaping contemporary WPS efforts but also identifies pathways for more inclusive, accountable, and contextually rooted feminist peacebuilding.

Women, Peace and Security in Canada and the United States will appeal to those working on foreign policy, defence, peacebuilding, and civil society advocacy, particularly where the WPS agenda is being implemented or contested.

Inhalt

Preamble Chapter 1: Across a Shared Border: Feminist Solidarity and the State of WPS in Canada and the United States Section 1: Navigating Political Fragmentation: Reassessing WPS Amid Hyper-Polarization, Militarization, and Contemporary Security Challenges Chapter 2: Civil Society Under Pressure: Women, Peace and Security Implementation in Polarized Democracies Chapter 3: The WPS Agenda Beyond the UN: Reforming the Multilateral and Local Hierarchy Chapter 4: Between policy and polarisation: The WPS-defence nexus through the lens of Canadian Armed Forces culture change Chapter 5: Women, Peace and Security and 21st Century Security Challenges Section 2: Contextualising WPS Implementation: Regional and Country-Specific Perspectives on Progress and Challenges Chapter 6: Now You See It, Now You Don't: Canada and the WPS Agenda Chapter 7: WPS in the US: Legislating Peace Amidst Polarisation - The Pitfalls and Possibilities Chapter 8: WPS Implementation in Afghanistan: Lessons Learned and Call to Action Chapter 9: Local Power, Global Support: Rethinking WPS Partnerships in the Asia-Pacific Section 3: Broadening the WPS Framework: Emerging Themes, Intersecting Agendas, and Inclusive Pathways Chapter 10: Gender Essentialism in WPS: The Political Erasure of Trans Women in North American Security Discourse Chapter 11: Men and Masculinities in WPS: Gender Trauma as a Driver of Violence Chapter 12: Youth as Catalysts for De-polarisation: Leveraging the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in North America Chapter 13: Beyond Vulnerability: Gender, Climate Change, and National Security