Leymah Gbowee
Biographic Data
| ID | 4501375 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leymah Gbowee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leymah |
| FAMILY NAME | Gbowee |
| SIGNATURE | GBOWEE L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Peace Corps |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Feminist Commitments Towards a Horizontal Women, Peace, and Security Critical Learning Community
This paper features the process whereby an experimental Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) program fostered a critical learning community around peace and security across 13 countries and with 40 women. It addresses the epistemological questions of doing research in collective ways (with and among activists/scholars), the axiological challenge of recognizing and embracing counter-expertise, and the possibilities for incorporating values and practic…
The Frontlines of Peace
The Frontlines of Peace tells the stories of the ordinary yet extraordinary individuals and communities that have found effective ways to confront violence. Drawing on twenty years of work in peacebuilding, including in-depth research in twelve conflict zones around the world as well as comparisons with social initiatives in North America and Europe, it shows that peace can grow in the most unlikely circumstances, with the help of the most unlike…
From war to development
Currently we live in very turbulent times. It cannot be more turbulent than last Friday (4 December 2015). The school of my six-year old was having a program, and we decided to go. I had gotten dressed, and I was looking forward to a night out in New York with my husband. Even though it was school related, children were not allowed to attend. And then, I turned on the news and the San Bernardino shooting was unfolding. I sat down to look, and as …
Mighty Be Our Powers
Effecting Change through Women's Activism in Liberia
This article highlights historical issues of injustice and violence against women in conflict-torn societies in West Africa. It provides examples of women's participation in the struggle for freedom and the search for peace and reconciliation, focusing on the role of women in catalysing and supporting the recent peace process in Liberia and Sierra Leone. It is based upon the author's own involvement as a women's activist in Liberia
From war to development
Currently we live in very turbulent times. It cannot be more turbulent than last Friday (4 December 2015). The school of my six-year old was having a program, and we decided to go. I had gotten dressed, and I was looking forward to a night out in New York with my husband. Even though it was school related, children were not allowed to attend. And then, I turned on the news and the San Bernardino shooting was unfolding. I sat down to look, and as …
Effecting Change through Women's Activism in Liberia
This article highlights historical issues of injustice and violence against women in conflict-torn societies in West Africa. It provides examples of women's participation in the struggle for freedom and the search for peace and reconciliation, focusing on the role of women in catalysing and supporting the recent peace process in Liberia and Sierra Leone. It is based upon the author's own involvement as a women's activist in Liberia
Effecting Change through Women's Activism in Liberia
This article highlights historical issues of injustice and violence against women in conflict-torn societies in West Africa. It provides examples of women's participation in the struggle for freedom and the search for peace and reconciliation, focusing on the role of women in catalysing and supporting the recent peace process in Liberia and Sierra Leone. It is based upon the author's own involvement as a women's activist in Liberia
Mighty Be Our Powers
From war to development
Currently we live in very turbulent times. It cannot be more turbulent than last Friday (4 December 2015). The school of my six-year old was having a program, and we decided to go. I had gotten dressed, and I was looking forward to a night out in New York with my husband. Even though it was school related, children were not allowed to attend. And then, I turned on the news and the San Bernardino shooting was unfolding. I sat down to look, and as …
The Frontlines of Peace
The Frontlines of Peace tells the stories of the ordinary yet extraordinary individuals and communities that have found effective ways to confront violence. Drawing on twenty years of work in peacebuilding, including in-depth research in twelve conflict zones around the world as well as comparisons with social initiatives in North America and Europe, it shows that peace can grow in the most unlikely circumstances, with the help of the most unlike…
Feminist Commitments Towards a Horizontal Women, Peace, and Security Critical Learning Community
This paper features the process whereby an experimental Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) program fostered a critical learning community around peace and security across 13 countries and with 40 women. It addresses the epistemological questions of doing research in collective ways (with and among activists/scholars), the axiological challenge of recognizing and embracing counter-expertise, and the possibilities for incorporating values and practic…
Political science (4 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (2 works) · History (2 works) · Peacebuilding and International Security (2 works) · Africa (1 works) · Bèurgerrecht (1 works) · Biographies (1 works) · biography (1 works)