Doris Asante

Biographic Data

ID4397779
NAMEDoris Asante
GIVEN NAMESDoris
FAMILY NAMEAsante
SIGNATUREASANTE D
AFFILIATIONSJames Cook University
ORCID0000-0002-6727-3797
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS12
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Beyond consultation

    Open AccessDoris AsanteARTICLECogent Social Sciences2026

    Civil society organisations (CSOs) are increasingly recognised as crucial actors in counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism (CT/CVE), particularly in addressing gendered harms and community-level vulnerabilities. However, despite widespread ‘whole-of-society’ rhetoric, engagement between states and civil society remains limited by securitisation logics, short-term project cycles, and persistent power asymmetries. These factors constrai…

  • Beyond participation

    Open AccessKuol Garang, Doris AsanteARTICLEAfrican Security Review2026References: 8

  • WPS at 25

    Open AccessDoris Asante, Laura J ShepherdARTICLEPolitics & Gender2025Cited by: 3References: 24

    United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 was adopted in October 2000, marking a historic commitment to advancing women’s participation in peace and security governance, preventing gender-based violence, protecting women’s rights and safety, and ensuring their needs are addressed in post-conflict relief and recovery efforts (Cohn, Kinsella, and Gibbings 2004). Four years after adoption of Resolution 1325, the President of the UN Sec…

  • Navigating restrictions

    Open AccessDoris AsanteARTICLEWomen s Studies International Forum2024Cited by: 1References: 8

    The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda promotes women's agency, gender equality, and women and civil society's role within national and international processes to achieve peace and security outcomes. The adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2242 further extends women and civil society organisations' role within peace and security activities to include activities to counter-terrorism and counter-violent extremism …

  • Civil society and counter-terrorism governance

    Doris AsanteARTICLEGlobal Society2022Cited by: 1References: 9

    Women-led civil society activism contributed to the adoption of the WPS Agenda and the Security Council’s recognition of these organisations as key WPS actors. However, civil society organisations (CSOs) are often allocated tokenistic roles during the national implementation of WPS resolutions. Drawing on Sabatier and Jenkin-Smith’s Advocacy Coalition Framework, this study analyses 35 semi-structured interviews and surveys with CSOs and state WPS…

  • The impact of UN Security Council resolution 2242 in Australia, the UK and Sweden

    Doris Asante, Yasmin Chilmeran et al.ARTICLEAustralian Journal Of International…2021Cited by: 6References: 20

    The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is anchored in ten United Nations Security Council resolutions addressing gender equality and women’s rights in peace and security governance. The codification of the WPS agenda in the adopted resolutions establishes standards of practice to be adopted by UN member states and entities to prioritise women’s role as agents in peace and security settings and respond to women’s specific security needs. This …

  • Gender and countering violent extremism in Women, Peace and Security national action plans

    Doris Asante, Laura J ShepherdARTICLEEuropean Journal of Politics and…2020Cited by: 1References: 14

    Using discourse analysis, this research explores the representation of gender roles and identities in relation to counter-terrorism/countering violent extremism in 38 national action plans for the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) and associated United Nations Security Council resolutions. Representations of gender in relation to counter-terrorism/countering violent extremism in the national action plans tha…