Change in practice: a framework for analysing the transformation of post-conflict masculinities

Messerschmidt, Maike; Quest, Hendrik

doi:10.1080/23337486.2023.2188757

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“…Recent contributions to the study of change in hegemonic masculinities have paid close attention to post-conflict situations because conflict tends to involve a shift in traditional gender roles which do not fit well with traditional gender norms and expectations (Myrttinen et al, 2017). Messerschmidt & Quest (2023) conceptualize masculinities in conflict-affected societies at three different levels: the societal, institutional, and individual. “Societal understandings and performance of masculinities in turn impose limits of acceptability and appropriateness on both institutional and individual practices” (p. 4).…”

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Challenges to Hegemonic Constructions of Militarized Masculinities in the Neoliberal Era: The Case of South Korea

Chung

2023

The Journal of Men’s Studies

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In South Korea, military conscription lies at the core of the construction of notions of manhood and gender order as a whole. In a divided country, the hegemonic meaning of military service as a crucial marker of adult manhood remained unquestioned. However, since the implementation of full-blown neoliberalism, there has been a shift in societal gender norms and this in turn has changed the way in which militarized masculinities are constructed and enacted at the individual level. Drawn from qualitative interviews with South Korean former conscripts, this article examines the tension between militarized and neoliberal masculine ideals and how hegemonic constructions of militarized masculinities are challenged in it.

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Challenges to Hegemonic Constructions of Militarized Masculinities in the Neoliberal Era: The Case of South Korea

Chung

2023

The Journal of Men’s Studies

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Individual agency and social support in healing from conflict-related sexual violence: A case history from eastern DRC

Alexandre

2024

Global Public Health

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Organised Violence, Inequality and Work: Violence Specialists as a Classed Occupation

Zepeda Gil

2024

Critical Sociology

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Scholars have long debated what is the role of inequalities in organised violence, but the causal mechanisms remain unclear. I argue that mainstream approaches (e.g. deviance, subcultures, grievances, rational choice and Marxism) fall short because they overlook that organised violence is an intensive form of work. These perspectives often exoticise individuals involved in violence for profit or political purposes. Violence is not a deviant feature of social life but an integral part of collective action. By applying occupational lenses, I position those engaged in violence as a specialised class of manual workers recruited in the protection labour market. Scholars can acknowledge the occupational stratification observed before in research about organised violence by understanding violence specialists as workers. This essay explores how the sociology of work can enhance our understanding of inequality reproduction within criminal organisations, guerrillas, armies, police forces, mercenaries and private military companies.

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Change in practice: a framework for analysing the transformation of post-conflict masculinities

Cited by 3 publications

References 69 publications

Challenges to Hegemonic Constructions of Militarized Masculinities in the Neoliberal Era: The Case of South Korea

Challenges to Hegemonic Constructions of Militarized Masculinities in the Neoliberal Era: The Case of South Korea

Individual agency and social support in healing from conflict-related sexual violence: A case history from eastern DRC

Organised Violence, Inequality and Work: Violence Specialists as a Classed Occupation

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