Women and Power in Postconflict Africa

Cover of Women and Power in Postconflict Africa by Aili Mari Tripp
Women and Power in Postconflict Africa. Cambridge University Press, 2015.

The book explains an unexpected consequence of the decrease in conflict in Africa after the 1990s. Analysis of cross-national data and in-depth comparisons of case studies of Uganda, Liberia and Angola show that post-conflict countries have significantly higher rates of women’s political representation in legislatures and government compared with countries that have not undergone major conflict.

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