Placing a posthuman-feminist approach to relationalist thinking at the heart of peace and security analysis in Africa, this book argues against the sidelining of marginalized groups and the more-than-human in peacebuilding efforts. It calls for a more intersectional, grounded, embodied and caring approach to peace and security to address the complex interactions between people and their surroundings, filling gaps left by earlier feminist work by highlighting the link between gender and the nonhuman world.This path-breaking account of peace and security addresses the often-overlooked connections between gender, the environment and power.
Heidi Hudson is Professor in the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies, University of the Free State, South Africa.
Introduction: Of Stakes, Relations and WorldsPart I: The Matter of Relations and Relations That Matter1. The Relational Arc of Feminist Contrariness2. Across and Below: Kinship and Place in Posthuman Feminism3. Dense Connections: Intra-active Matter and Care in Posthuman Feminism4. The Freedom to Relate: Posthuman Feminist Peace and SecurityPart II: Posthuman Security and Peacebuilding in Africa5. Posthuman Violence and Transitional Justice6. Posthuman Livelihoods, Gender, Climate Change and Conflict7. Forced Migration, Infrastructural Relations and Digital TechnologiesConclusion: A Time and Place to Care