Women, Peace and Security in Canada and the United States

Preamble Chapter 1: Across a Shared Border: Feminist Solidarity and the State of WPS in Canada and the United States Section 1: Navigating Political Fragmentation: Reassessing WPS Amid Hyper-Polarization, Militarization, and Contemporary Security Challenges Chapter 2: Civil Society Under Pressure: Women, Peace and Security Implementation in Polarized Democracies Chapter 3: The WPS Agenda Beyond the UN: Reforming the Multilateral and Local Hierarchy Chapter 4: Between policy and polarisation: The WPS-defence nexus through the lens of Canadian Armed Forces culture change Chapter 5: Women, Peace and Security and 21st Century Security Challenges Section 2: Contextualising WPS Implementation: Regional and Country-Specific Perspectives on Progress and Challenges Chapter 6: Now You See It, Now You Donât: Canada and the WPS Agenda Chapter 7: WPS in the US: Legislating Peace Amidst Polarisation â" The Pitfalls and Possibilities Chapter 8: WPS Implementation in Afghanistan: Lessons Learned and Call to Action Chapter 9: Local Power, Global Support: Rethinking WPS Partnerships in the Asia-Pacific Section 3: Broadening the WPS Framework: Emerging Themes, Intersecting Agendas, and Inclusive Pathways Chapter 10: Gender Essentialism in WPS: The Political Erasure of Trans Women in North American Security Discourse Chapter 11: Men and Masculinities in WPS: Gender Trauma as a Driver of Violence Chapter 12: Youth as Catalysts for De-polarisation: Leveraging the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in North America Chapter 13: Beyond Vulnerability: Gender, Climate Change, and National Security