Amid a surge of “land grabbing” in Cambodia, women from across the country have led and sustained public protests to reclaim their lands. In this article, Saba Joshi studies the routines and performances of poor women’s collective action against the state and outlines four distinct types of “repertoires of contention” used by women in their protests: strategic positioning, anti-politics, self-sacrifice, and solidarity.
Read MoreWestern interventions in the Middle East are often legitimized by appeals to women's rights. How did this occur in Syria with the 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve? Eda Gunaydin discusses the gap between Western versus self-representations of the YPJ.
Read MoreAlexis Henshaw research considers the agency of women rebels and explores how the participation of women in ISIS is not the exception but is the norm.
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