Resources

We suggest here several resources to study, discuss & comprehend better what (in)securities mean, and how we can work for social justice from critical, feminist & decolonial perspectives.

Books

The Notebook – Ágota Kristof
The Unwomanly Face of War – Svetlana Alexievich
La multitude errante – Laura Restrepo [In Spanish]
My Brillant Friend – Elena Ferrante
Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique – Sa’ed Atshan

Articles

Migration as Decolonization – Stanford Law Review
The Idea of a Borderless World – Africa is a Country
Critical reflections on violence, justice and peace – Praxis Magazine

Podcast episodes

Women’s Violence

Des femmes violentes – Un podcast à soi [In French]
The Women Warriors – The Women’s War
Fighting for the People – Women at War and Its Aftermath
I am not a Monster – Shamima Begun’s story

Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Afghanistan Catastrophe and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda -Women, Peace & Rights.
Women, Peace and Security: The Global South – War Studies.

Feminist & Queer Perspectives in Security Studies

Queer Perspectives in Security Studies – War Studies.
Feminism, International Relations, and Global Security – A Conversation with Cynthia Enloe – War Studies

Armed Conflicts & Wars from Feminist Perspectives

Palestinian Women’s Struggles against Colonization & Patriarchy – Women & War – A Feminist Podcast

Border Security and Migration

Border Smuggling as Decolonial Practice – A Moment of True Decolonization
Reconstructing Nahr El Bared Palestinian Refugee Camp – A Moment of True Decolonization

Humanitarianism & Development from Decolonial Perspectives

Decolonizing Aid – Rethnking Humanitarianism Podcast

Ecological Security

What about the Ecological Crisis? – Think & Resist: Conversations about Feminism & Peace
Climate Change and the Securitization of Vulnerable Nations – War Studies
Evelyn Acham on Why We Need Feminist Action on the Climate Crisis – Women in Dev

Art & Resistance in Security and Conflict Studies

Art, Conflict and Land Rights in Myanmar – PRIO’s Peace in a Pod
Transformative Visual Storytelling in Conflict Research – PRIO’s Peace in a Pod
Jazz Against Apartheid – A Moment of True Decolonization

Movies

For Sama – Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts
Sabaya – Hogir Hirori
Flee – Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Un visa pour la liberté: Mister Gay Syria – Ayşe Toprak
For Those Who Can Tell No Tales – Jasmila Zbanic

Music

Rebecca Lane – Ni una menos (about feminicides)
Rebecca Lane – Ni encerradas ni con miedo (about security on the street, especially for women)
Enkelé – Tierra (about the Colombian armed conflict & healing process)
Enkelé – El Agua Se Va Acaba‘ (about climate change & water resources)

Toolkits & Countermapping