Sara E. Davies is Professor of International Relations at Griffith University, Australia and Deputy Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW).
Jacqui True is Professor of International Relations at Monash University and Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW).

• Acknowledgments


• List of Abbreviations


• List of Tables and Graphs


• Introduction


• Chapter 1: Re-Framing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict


• Chapter 2: Re-Thinking Methodologies for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict


• Chapter 3: Interrogating Rumours: Beyond the "Rape as a Weapon of War" Narrative in Burma


• Chapter 4: Probing Silences: Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Peace in the Philippines


• Chapter 5 Deconstructing Victory: Narratives of Absence of Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Sri Lanka


• Chapter 6: Comparing Regional Patterns and Trends in Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Across Asia


• Conclusion: Exposing Hidden Wars and Interrogating Silences to End Impunity


• Notes


• References


• Index

In Hidden Wars, Sara E. Davies and Jacqui True examine the relationship between reports of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and structural gender inequality in three conflict-affected societies in Asia--Burma, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. Based on extensive field research and an original dataset on conflict-related SGBV, Davies and True show how reporting is significantly constrained by a variety of factors, including normalized gendered violence as well as political dynamics affecting local civil society, humanitarian, and international organizations. They address the real-world limitations of data collection and argue that these constraints reinforce a culture of silence and impunity that perpetuates SGBV and permits governments to abrogate their responsibility for this violence.