This edition of International Peacekeeping explores HIV/AIDS and post-conflict societies in Africa. While there has been a great deal of interest in and research devoted to exploring the relationship between HIV/AIDS and conflict, the dynamics, spread and impact of the epidemic in post-conflict settings have received far less attention. Initial forecasts for the im...

This article explores masculinities in post-conflict contexts in Africa and the need for their transformation. It commences with an examination of the constructs of masculinity and masculinities, and presents perspectives on masculinities in Africa, including possible sources of gender conditioning on the continent. The article then reviews the main roles that men ...