BUILDING PEACE IN POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES: AN EXPLORATION OF THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN LIBERIA’S PEACEBUILDING ARCHITECTURE ____________________________________ SHULIKA Lukong Stella (Student Number: 212552417) ____________________________________ A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the academic requirements for the award of a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree in Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies, School of Social Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ____________________________________ Supervisor Dr. Janet M. Muthuki ____________________________________ 2018