This volume explores the implementation of key gender policies in international peace and security, following the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 1325 in October 2000, the first thematic resolution on Women, Peace and Security.

Theodora-Ismene Gizelis is a Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex and author of Globalization, Integration, and the Future of European Welfare States (2010)

Louise Olsson is Head of the UNSCR 1325 Program at the Folke Bernadotte Academy, Stockholm, Sweden and is author of Gender Equality and United Nations Peace Operations in Timor-Leste (2009).

Introduction: An introduction to Resolution 1325: measuring progress and impact, Louise Olsson and Theodora-Ismene Gizelis PART I: Participation 1. Women's participation and peace? The decline of armed conflict in East Asia, Erik Melander and Elin Bjarnegård 2. Women's participation in international operations and missions, Louise Olsson, Anita Schjølset and Frida Möller 3. Female peacekeepers and gender balancing: Token gestures or informed policymaking? Kyle Beardsley and Sabrina Karim PART II: Protection 4. Understanding protection: Actors, victims, and power Jana Krause 5. War and gender inequalities in health, Henrik Urdal and Chi Primus Che 6. Assessing sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers, Ragnhild Nordås and Siri Rustad PART III: Gender Mainstreaming 7. Exploring gender mainstreaming in security and development, Theodora-Ismene Gizelis and Jana Krause 8. (En)gendered security? Gender mainstreaming and women's inclusion in peace processes, Kara Ellerby 9. Gender mainstreaming unravelled: The case of DDRR in Liberia, Helen Basini Postscript: Challenges and opportunities for forwarding gender, peace, and security, Edward Newman and Karl DeRouen