There was a special book launch and panel discussion on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at the IUS-Canada 2026 conference.

The panel, Women, Peace and Security in Canada and the United States: A Fragmented Peace, celebrated the publication of the new edited volume (Routledge, 2026) by Katrina Leclerc, Nisha Singh, and Shirley Graham.

The panel featured four contributing authors, all connected to WPSN-C:

  • Dr. Katrina Leclerc, who moderated.
  • Dr. Sandra Biskupski-Mujanovic, who discussed gender equality, militarisation, and culture change within the Canadian Armed Forces.
  • Shayne Wong, who explored the intersections of the WPS and Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agendas in addressing political polarisation.
  • Beth Woroniuk, who traced the history of Canada’s WPS commitments and the critical role of civil society advocacy.

Women, Peace and Security in Canada and the United States: A Fragmented Peace

Edited by Katrina Leclerc, Nisha Singh, and Shirley Graham

A Fragmented Peace brings together scholars and practitioners from the Women, Peace and Security Network-Canada (WPSN-C) and the U.S. Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (CSWG WPS) to examine how the WPS agenda is contested and reshaped in polarized North American contexts. Through cross-border, interdisciplinary perspectives, it highlights the tensions between State frameworks, civil society action, and evolving security challenges.

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About the book

Women, Peace and Security in Canada and the United States critically examines the challenges and contradictions of implementing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda within the highly polarised political landscapes of Canada and the United States. In an era marked by democratic strain and shifting security priorities, A Fragmented Peace brings together leading scholars, policymakers, and civil society actors to explore how WPS is being implemented, challenged, and reimagined across diverse contexts—from defence institutions and legislative frameworks to grassroots activism and transnational partnerships.

The book interrogates the limits of state-centric and multilateral approaches while foregrounding the central role of civil society in sustaining and advancing the agenda. Spanning themes such as militarisation, digital threats, settler colonial legacies, youth leadership, masculinities, LGBTQI+ inclusion, and climate security, the book provides a nuanced and intersectional analysis of WPS in North America. Grounded in both empirical case studies and critical reflection, it not only diagnoses the fractures shaping contemporary WPS efforts but also identifies pathways for more inclusive, accountable, and contextually rooted feminist peacebuilding.

Women, Peace and Security in Canada and the United States will appeal to those working on foreign policy, defence, peacebuilding, and civil society advocacy, particularly where the WPS agenda is being implemented or contested.