Donna Sharkey Editor

Doris Buss is an associate professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. Joanne Lebert is the Director of the Great Lakes Programme for Partnership Africa Canada. Blair Rutherford is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa. Donna Sharkey’s research examines the effects of education on girls and young women in conflict and post-conflict societies and explores coping mechanisms and resilience enhancing strategies among girls and women in these settings. Obijiofor Aginam is Senior Research Fellow and Head of Governance for Global Health program in the United Nations University-International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and concurrently Adjunct Research Professor of Law at Carleton University, Ottawa, and Visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo.