Recent world events, such as the rise of hypermasculine authoritarian leaders, have shown
the importance of both sex and gender for understanding international politics. However …

This forum provides an outlet for an assessment of research on the delegation of war to non-
state armed groups in civil wars. Given the significant growth of studies concerned with this …

This article examines the effect rebel women have on the shape of civil war peace
agreements, paying particular attention to the specific gender-inclusive provisions female …

Research on women's participation in rebel organizations often focuses on “frontline”
fighters. But there is a dearth of scholarship about noncombat roles in rebel groups. This is …

We investigate the potential relationship between female combatants and conflict duration.
We contend that recruiting female combatants extends war duration via its influence on state …

Women are active participants in violent non-state actors/organizations (VNSAs). They
engage in the front-line environment as armed fighters; participate off the front line as spies …

Recent research examines when and why women join rebel groups as combatants.
However, we are only beginning to understand how their presence affects rebel group …

How do women insurgents affect rebel organizations' structure and survivability? Scholars
acknowledge the importance of organization-level dynamics and unit composition for conflict …

This study unveils the representations of women in the documentary film, Tanah Ibu Kami,
which depicts women's movements defending nature from corporations in four islands in …

This essay presents a perspective on the intellectual history and development of the field of
civil wars. It argues that scholarship on civil wars has its origins in research on revolution …