Turning the gendered politics of the security state inside out?: Charging the police with sexual harassment in Egypt

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-328

  Amar, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Egypt; Feminism; Gender; Harassment; Human rights; International law; International relations; Masculinity; Middle East; Police brutality; Security

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054875307     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616742.2011.587364     Document Type: Article

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