Books and monographs

Women, Gender, and Rebel Governance During Civil Wars, 2024. Cambridge University Press, Elements in Gender & Politics.

​How is rebel governance gendered, and how does women’s participation in rebellion affect the development and execution of governance programs? I develop a framework for evaluating and explaining rebel governance’s gendered dynamics, identifying four areas where attention to women and to gender helps us better understand these institutions: recruitment and internal organization, program expansion, development of new projects, and multi-layered governance relationships. I explore the context and significance of these dynamics using cross-conflict data on rebel governance institutions and women’s participation as well as qualitative evidence from three diverse organizations. I suggest that it is not only the fact of women’s participation that matters but the gendered nature of social and political relationships that help explain how rebels govern during civil wars. I show how women’s involvement can shape governance content and implementation and how their participation may help rebel groups expand projects and influence external views of their activities.

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