Women's Studies 1020E Study Guide - Final Guide: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, Gro Harlem Brundtland

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 1020E
• Professor: Bipasha Baruah

Document Summary

Direct (militarized) violence- violence intended for a specific target during warfare. Structural violence- a form of violence wherein some social structure or social institution may harm people by preventing them from meeting their basic needs ie. dislocation, poverty, disease, hunger, decreased social spending. Un security council resolution 1325- (2000) was enacted to decrease sexual exploitation and abuse in peacekeeping operations, improve local women"s security, and increase women"s participation in peacekeeping. Political economy- the study of how a country is managed or governed, taking into account both political and economic factors. Globalization- processes through which countries and regions are integrated into a world capitalist market. With increasing ease of movement of money, technology, information, and goods across national borders. Liberalization- ensuring a free-market economy by removing government interference in the free flow of money, goods, services and capital, but not people. Deregulation- relaxing or removing state controls on wages, prices, foreign exchange rates.