Aili Tripp is Professor of Political Science and Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is author of several award-winning books, including Museveni's Uganda: Paradoxes of Power in a Hybrid Regime (2010), African Women's Movements: Transforming Political Landscapes (Cambridge, 2009), and Women and Politics in Uganda (2000). Professor Tripp is co-editor of the book series Women in Africa and the Diaspora. She has served as president of the African Studies Association and vice president of the American Political Science Association.

• Part I. Setting the Stage: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Pathways to change in political gender regimes; Part II. Case Studies: 3. Uganda: forging a new trajectory; 4. Liberia: the power of fighting for peace; 5. Angola: the limits of post-conflict gender policy reform; Part III. New Openings for Women's Rights: 6. Women's rights in peace agreements; 7. Women's rights in post-conflict constitutions; Part IV. Gendered Outcomes: 8. Women and leadership in post-conflict countries; 9. Women's rights and post-conflict legislative reform; Part V. Future Research: 10. New frontiers in the study of women, conflict, and peace.

'Among the most notable outcomes of civil conflicts has been the expansion of women's roles and rights, particularly in the political sphere. Studies and theories abound, but Tripp (Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison) takes them to a new level. She seeks to explain why women enjoy greater social, political, constitutional, and legislative prominence in post-conflict states and how they achieved this so quickly under difficult circumstances … Highly recommended for university and larger public library systems and collections specializing in African studies, international affairs, comparative politics, and war and peace studies.' J. P. Smaldone, Choice