Difficult questions of accountability are tackled in particular, the case of child soldiers, who often suffer a double victimization when forced to commit sexual atrocities. To understand the motivations of the men (and occasionally women) who perpetrate this violence, the book analyzes the role played by systemic and situational factors such as patriarchy and militarized masculinity. It explores the function and effect of wartime sexual violence and examines the conditions that make women and girls most vulnerable to these acts both before, during and after conflict. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the causes, consequences and responses to sexual violence in contemporary armed conflict. See for more information.Every year, hundreds of thousands of women become victims of sexual violence in conflict zones around the world in the Democratic Republic of Congo alone, approximately 1,100 rapes are reported each month. The research has produced a database of sexual violence in armed conflict covering the years 1989-2009, published in Journal of Peace Research. Specifically, we will study the phenomenon of sexual violence in wars across a large sample of conflict contexts, and focus on who the perpetrators and victims are why, when, and where sexual violence in war occurs – as well as where and when it does not occur.
This project maps sexual violence (including, but not limited to, rape) in conflict and post-conflict settings. To better devise strategies to address the problem and install preventive measures, we need systematic knowledge about variations in where and when sexual violence occurs. The stories of the victims of horrific sexual abuses by armed forces have reached the ears of the world’s leaders, and the international community is now increasing the efforts to deal with this problem. Sexual violence is widespread in many armed conflict contexts, and has detrimental consequences for the individuals and the communities that fall victim to it.
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