Gender, Humanitarianism and the Military

Christie, Ryerson

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-51677-0_21

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“…Although civil society actors are allowed to work, they are mostly involved in humanitarian relief actions, not in the policy-making process. These actors are not given enough space to intercede because their humanitarian and charitable agendas are deemed feminine, as opposed to 'masculine' military measures employed by states (Christie, 2017).…”

Section: States As the Masculinist Protectorsmentioning

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A Gendered Approach to Forced Migration Governance in the Asia Pacific

Amalia

2018

JPI

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Despite persecution of refugees being in the spotlight around the world, academics and practitioners continue to debate how to address the issue. Using a feminist lens in International Relations, this paper attempts to unpack the seemingly neutral character of forced migration governance. Supported by examples from the Asia Pacific region, this paper finds that the nature offorced migration governance is highly gendered. This can be seen from how states portray andtake actions towards refugees within ASEAN and the Bali Process, as these are the two maininstitutions governing forced migration in the region. This governance is gendered through: (1) the feminization of refugee portrayal by states’ security-focused approach, and (2) the reinforcement of states’ perceptions as the masculinist protectors translated into the securitization of migration. While this understanding seems to add more complexity to the issue, it further suggests that this state- and security-centric paradigm can be reconstructed by a rapprochement between feminist and International Relations scholars.

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A Gendered Approach to Forced Migration Governance in the Asia Pacific

Amalia

2018

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Living with transience in high‐risk humanitarian spaces: the gendered experiences of international staff and policy implications for building resilience

Strohmeier¹,

Panter‐Brick

2021

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Deployment in a crisis zone is a perilous undertaking. Little is known right now about how humanitarian workers relate social and professional goals to lived experiences of high-risk environments. In South Sudan, ranked as the most dangerous country globally for aid workers, 20 international humanitarian staff were interviewed to examine their sense of place, well-being, and vocation, using thematic and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Subjectivities of humanitarian space hinged upon negotiating physical hardships and social relationships: Juba, the capital, was described as a 'prison' and a 'party hotspot'. For expatriate staff, making sense of spatial, social, and professional transience was sharply gendered and rooted in the subjectivities of risk-taking, crisis management, and career-building. Two policy measures are highlighted here to address the implications of transience for human well-being and organisational effectiveness. Efforts to support teams and structure work environments, altering the humanitarian and vocational bubble, will help to develop resilience at the heart of humanitarian systems.

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Gender, Humanitarianism and the Military

Cited by 2 publications

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A Gendered Approach to Forced Migration Governance in the Asia Pacific

A Gendered Approach to Forced Migration Governance in the Asia Pacific

Living with transience in high‐risk humanitarian spaces: the gendered experiences of international staff and policy implications for building resilience

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