Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-225) and index.

Women, war and peace -- Feminist ethics in international relations : overview -- 1. Peacebuilding as process : United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 -- Historical background to UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) -- Achievements of SCR 1325 -- Peacebuilding as process : pre-conflict, conflict and post-accord -- Security in feeling included in peace processes -- Conclusion -- 2. Overcoming the harm of polarization -- The harm of dualism -- Feminist ethics : justice and care -- Beyond irreconcilable options -- Valuing differences in inclusionary politics -- 3. Recognition and inclusion -- Identity and recognition -- Beyond tolerance and coexistence to mutual respect -- Coalition-building -- Practices of inclusive recognition -- 4. Justice and compassion -- A politics of compassion -- Justice and peace -- Justice, equality and rights -- Victims : restoring dignity -- 5. Memory and truth -- Dealing with the past -- Truth and silence -- Truthful stories -- Redress -- 6. Reconciliation and difference -- Understanding reconciliation -- Apology and forgiveness -- Practising reconciliation -- Embracing difference -- Conclusion : peace with justice and security.

'Peacebuilding' elucidates some key ideas and practices underlying women's peacebuilding, highlighting positive examples of their contribution to peacebuilding in conflict zones and in societies pursuing transitional justice.