Gender, Global Health, and Violence

This collection of essays edited by Tiina Vaittinen and Catia C. Confortini is packed with sophisticated insights that look beyond the usual securitisation lens. Through case studies and conceptual work, the book reveals the complexity and significance of the subject; it is highly recommended. -- Roger MacGinty, Professor in Defence, Development and Diplomacy, University of Durham
One of the most important collections of essays on global health to be published in recent years. It makes at least three notable contributions. First, it shifts the focus towards concrete violences and experiences of vulnerability, bringing fresh insights to a field of studies where macro-level analyses and the voices of the powerful are often prevalent. Second, the volume shows the crucial importance of seeing violence in global health as gendered, demonstrating that the future of the global health literature must also be feminist. Finally, the volume's engagement with the (rich but long-neglected) body of work in Peace Research is a watershed that, I think, will shape the trajectory of global health scholarship. -- João Nunes, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of York, UK
This volume brings together a wide variety of diverse voices and leading scholars to shine a light on a woefully-understudied subject. Mixing keen theoretical insights with incredible empirical richness, these chapters illuminate why global health—and international relations more broadly—needs to take questions of gender and violence much more seriously. This will be an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners. -- Jeremy Youde, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA