Debates about security governance in Africa and about the place of women within it have moved in parallel despite their interconnection. In this book, the authors align the debates, locating African-specific and feminist analysis within the security discourse.
Funmi Olonisakinis director of the Conflict, Security and Development Group at King’s College London. She has held research and visiting positions at the University of Lagos in Nigeria and the Institute of Strategic Studies at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She is the author ofPeacekeeping in Sierra Leoneand the coauthor ofGlobal Development and Human Security.Awino Okechis afounding member of the African Network of Young Peace builders and serves on the editorial advisory board for the scholarly publicationFeminist Africa. She contributed to the bookAid to Africa: Redeemer or Coloniser?