Security Sector Reform, Militarisation and Gender Relations in Uganda: A Critical-Feminist Perspective...

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Maike Messerschmidt (University of the Bundeswehr Munich)

Security Sector Reform, Militarisation and Gender Relations in Uganda

Name: Security Sector Reform, Militarisation and Gender Relations in Uganda
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ISBN: 9781399545235

A Critical-Feminist Perspective

Maike Messerschmidt (University of the Bundeswehr Munich)

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English

Edinburgh University Press
09 April 2026

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Military history; Feminism & feminist theory; Political science & theory

Series: Edinburgh Feminist Studies on Peace, Violence and Justice

This book applies a critical-feminist perspective to the question of how security sector reform (SSR) interacts with militarisation and gender relations. Based on an in-depth empirical analysis of SSR in Uganda, the book argues that in a militarising context, SSR is likely to reinforce militarisation and the corresponding essentialised gender relations. Centring qualitative interview material, the book shows that in Uganda, SSR benefits political and social elites, while women, minorities and the political opposition, rather than benefiting from improvements in the justice and security sectors, remain marginalised and oppressed. External actors must accept partial yet significant responsibility for these developments as they supported, financed and legitimised many of the reforms. Based on these insights, the book pushes for and positions itself as part of a new generation of SSR practice and research.

By: Maike Messerschmidt (University of the Bundeswehr Munich)
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399545235
ISBN 10: 139954523X
Series: Edinburgh Feminist Studies on Peace, Violence and Justice
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 09 April 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Maike Messerschmidt is Lecturer and Research Associate at the Institute of Cultural Studies, University of the Bundeswehr Munich

Reviews for Security Sector Reform, Militarisation and Gender Relations in Uganda: A Critical-Feminist Perspective

Maike Messerschmidt's book is a thoughtful, thought-provoking, and at times provocative, critical-feminist analysis of the pitfalls of security sector reform (SSR) in militarised, heteronormative, patriarchal contexts. It is an important, and immensely timely, call to take the gendered socio-political dimensions of SSR and militarism much more seriously into account.--Henri Myrttinen, University of Bremen, Germany