Gender, Militarism, and Peace-Building: Projects of the Postconflict Moment

Moran, Mary H.

doi:10.1146/annurev-anthro-091908-164406

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“…The challenges they face parallel those faced by Liberian society in securing peace. Allowing international peacekeepers to replace the military, the fledgling democracy must demonstrate that it is strong enough to protect the people from another coup without consolidating power in a way that would threaten the democratic process (Moran, 2010; Paris & Sisk, 2009). …”

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Narratives of Agency and Capability from Two Adolescent Girls in Post-conflict Liberia

Levey

Laird

Becker

et al. 2018

Cult Med Psychiatry

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Between 1989 and 2003, Liberia experienced a brutal civil war characterized by ethnic killings, sexual violence and the use of child soldiers. Five years after the war ended, half the population of Liberia was under 18 years old. Understanding the needs of these youth is thus essential to the recovery of the nation. This study focuses on the narratives of two female adolescents, selected from 75 in-depth individual interviews with post-conflict Liberian youth conducted in 2012. A narrative analysis approach was employed to examine each interview for multiple layers of meaning. The aim of the study was to elucidate factors that may enable post-conflict youth to reclaim a sense of agency and return to normal developmental tasks. The study explores the ways in which these youth navigate complicated power dynamics in the post-conflict setting and how gender impacts their experiences of their own agency and capability. The dynamics between the participants and the interviewer are explored to further illustrate how power dynamics manifest. These narratives support the involvement of youth in projects that help others as an avenue for promoting agency and resilience for themselves.

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Narratives of Agency and Capability from Two Adolescent Girls in Post-conflict Liberia

Levey

Laird

Becker

et al. 2018

Cult Med Psychiatry

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“…Among those interviewed, the female combatants seem to struggle more with competing identities, as well as the lack of recognition among their own ranks. Th is is no surprise, as the veteran identity typically is entrenched in masculinity, and while gender roles can be transgressed during war, aft erward they oft en reassert themselves (see, e.g., Åse and Wendt 2018;Eichler 2014: 603;Eriksson Baaz and Utas 2012;Karner 1996;Kestnbaum 2009: 248;Moran 2010). Th is is to say not that the gendered social practices across all three groups were identical but rather that this fault line was clearly accentuated in all three.…”

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Seeking Recognition, Becoming Citizens

Söderström

2019

Conflict and Society

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How do former combatants understand and make themselves into a citizen category? Through exploring the life narratives of former combatants from three different wars (Namibia, Colombia, and United States–Vietnam), this article locates similarities in the claims for recognition. The achievements or the grievances associated with the war and their homecoming made them deserving of special recognition from the state, the country, or other veterans. These claims situate these veterans in a political landscape, where they are called upon to mend and affirm the relation with the state, achieve recognition from society, and defend their fellows, which inform their citizenship practices, as it shaped their political mobilization and perceived political status. Through seeking recognition, they affirm their role as citizens.

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“…Girls, moreover, have diff erent socioeconomic trajectories for rebuilding lives -and face diff erent structural constraints -than boys in postconfl ict communities, as many studies of Liberia and Sierra Leone have emphasized (e.g. Utas 2005b;Coulter 2009;Denov 2010;Moran 2010;Shepler 2014;Van Gog 2008). 15 In general, the central theme in these studies is the emergence of a new cultural and political space for youth and women to negotiate, redefi ne and rework prewar social identities and relations (e.g.…”

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The Upper Guinea Coast in Global Perspective

Knörr¹,

Kohl²

2016

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Th e objective of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is to advance anthropological fi eldwork and enhance theory building. 'Integration' and 'confl ict', the central themes of this series, are major concerns of the contemporary social sciences and of signifi cant interest to the general public. Th ey have also been among the main research areas of the institute since its foundation. Bringing together international experts, Integration and Confl ict Studies includes both monographs and edited volumes, and off ers a forum for studies that contribute to a better understanding of processes of identifi cation and inter-group relations. All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission of the publisher. Volume 1 How Enemies are Made: Towards a Th eory of Ethnic and Religious Confl icts Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataNames: Knörr, Jacqueline, 1960-editor. | Kohl, Christoph, editor. In MemoriamTh is book is dedicated to the memory of Christian Kordt Højbjerg (1961Højbjerg ( -2014.Christian was an associate professor at the University of Aarhus (Denmark) and a long-time member of the research group 'Integration and Confl ict along the Upper Guinea Coast' at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale), Germany.After studying at the University of Aarhus, Christian did graduate work at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales before obtaining his Ph.D. and his Habilitation in anthropology at the University of Copenhagen. His areas of specialization included Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire and Mauritius. He published extensively on a range of subjects, including historical memory, ritual and social organization, confl ict and emergent political orders, identity and diff erence, and the role of refl exivity in shaping both social change and theoretical change.Th roughout his work, Christian demonstrated mastery of many skills: he was a dedicated ethnographer, a critical and in-depth analyst, an inspirational teacher, a compassionate man and a fi ne scholar with an open and active mind. As a member of our research group, Christian made a great and valuable contribution to our work. We have lost a wonderful friend and colleague whom we will miss and keep in our hearts and minds as an inspiration for our lives and research.On behalf of all contributors to this book and the members, associates and friends of the Research Group 'Integration and Confl ict along the Upper Guinea Coast' at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, List of Maps and Figures Maps Rio Pongo 23 Border of Liberia and Guinea 260Figures 6.1 (1) Internal migration routes and internal migration incentives; (2) irregular migration ship/zodiac routes from West Africa. 122 6.2Tentative inclusion...

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Gender, Militarism, and Peace-Building: Projects of the Postconflict Moment

Cited by 69 publications

References 87 publications

Narratives of Agency and Capability from Two Adolescent Girls in Post-conflict Liberia

Narratives of Agency and Capability from Two Adolescent Girls in Post-conflict Liberia

Seeking Recognition, Becoming Citizens

The Upper Guinea Coast in Global Perspective

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