Ch. 1. From violence to mobilization : war, women, and power.
Women and war
Transformative power of war
Understanding formal and everyday politics
Argument
Research design : a historical-institutionalist approach
Data and methodology
On the "politics of naming" and the genocide debate
The structure of the book.
ch. 2. Historical roots of mass violence in Rwanda.
Gender in the colonial period : 1895-1962
The changing status of women during revolution and the post-colonial period
Origins of the RPF
War begins
"Democratization"
Genocide begins, civil war continues
National trends in genocidal violence
Regional variation
A tentative peace : RPF victory
Conclusion.
ch. 3. War and structural shifts in Rwanda.
Demographic shifts
Economic shifts
Cultural shifts
Conclusion.
ch. 4. Women's political mobilization in Rwanda.
A "politics of practice" : everyday politics
New activities through civil society organizations
Formal politics
Conclusion.
ch. 5. Historical roots of mass violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Women in the interwar period and the first Yugoslavia
World War II
Tito's Yugoslavia
Build up to the war
War begins
Sexualized violence
War comes to an end.
ch. 6. War and structural shifts in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Demographic shifts
Economic shifts
Cultural shifts
Conclusion.
ch. 7. Women's political mobilization in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
A "politics of practice" : everyday politics
New activities through civil society organizations
Resistance and defiance : bridging informal and formal politics
Formal political participation
Conclusion.
ch. 8. Limits of mobilization.
The political settlement
Revitalization of patriarchy
Conclusion.
ch. 9. Conclusion.
Limitations
Theoretical contributions
An absence of war, still far from peace.