Motherwork and gender justice in Peace Huts: a feminist view from Liberia.
At the end of their country's 14-year civil war (1989–2003), Liberian women established Peace Huts to provide conflict resolution and mediation services to disputing community members. Peace Huts are modeled on the centuries-old Palava Hut system used to address disputes, but the latter are largely...
| Publicado en: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 41; no. 11; pp. 1863 - 1881 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2020
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