Research Guides: POLS 243 Gender and Sexuality-Africa and the Middle East (HC): Reports and Organizations

Finding Research Reports and Conference Papers

PolicyFile
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Provides access to articles on public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers. Covers a wide range of topics from international trade to health care reform, from telecommunications regulation to terrorism. Most content is NOT peer-reviewed.

Progress of the World's Women
The 2011-12 report issued by the UN "outlines ten recommendations to make justice
systems work for women. They are proven and achievable and, if implemented,
they hold enormous potential to increase women’s access to justice and advance
gender equality."

Monitoring NGOs
Denise Karimkhani at the University of Mary Hardin Baylor has put together this group of organizations that monitor the activities of NGOs.
African Arguments
Commentary and analysis sponsored by the Social Sciences Research Council. See also this page of SSRC work and experts on Africa.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
See such reports as "Transition and Gender Equality in Arab Countries (June 2013)."
Council on Foreign Relations
Freedom House
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
The website includes interviews with many international political figures.
International Center for Transitional Justice/ Gender Justice
International Crisis Group
United States Institute of Peace
See in particular the section on Gender and Peacebuilding
Women in International Security
A research and advocacy group for recruiting and advancing women in the field of international security.