Seeking articles for a special issue of the International Feminist Journal of Politics that critically examines UNSCR 1325 on women, peace and security, its implementation and its relevancy to women’s activism, the protection of women in conflict, conflict resolution and peace building and/or the governance of international peace and security in different parts of the world. Welcoming articles presenting new empirical data on single or multiple cases in different parts of the world and/or theoretical explorations of 1325, from a diversity of disciplinary backgrounds, not only politics.

In addition to scholarly articles presenting new empirical data or theoretical discussions, they are interested as well in reflection pieces by activists/practitioners, pedagogical discussions, film commentaries, conference/meeting reports and other contributions, which if accepted would appear in the Conversations section of the issue.

Some of the questions that this special issue attempts to answer include:

• To what degree is Resolution 1325 actually being translated into programmes and measures on the ground and with what outcome for women’s lives and for peace and security?
• What are the implications of the resolution’s focus on armed conflict, as opposed to other forms of structural violence, for peace and security?
• How do women activists in conflict areas use UNSCR 1325?
• How do they reconcile, if at all, the universality of the resolution with the particularity of different conflict situations?
• Is the privileging of a universal gender identity in understanding women’s experiences and responses to conflict, above other social categories – such as, nationality, class, ethnicity or religion, amongst others - a useful tool or an obstacle to women’s activism?
• What does the formulation, adoption and/or implementation of 1325 tell us about the nature of post-Cold War global governance?