'Women and Peace and Security': The Politics of Implementing Gender Sensitivity Norms in Peacekeeping

Carey, Henry F.

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“…When UNSCR 1325 was finally adopted in October 2000, it rested on a substantive policy development involving member states -such as Bangladesh, Namibia, Canada, and Jamaica -women's civil society organizations from areas affected by armed conflict (for example, Guatemala and Somalia), and UN actors inside the UN system. The interchange between international organizations, member states, NGOs and civil society has remained a key component of the policy work on gender in relation to international peace and security; a work that has resulted in a number of follow-up resolutions: UNSCR 1820 (2008), 1888(2009), 1889(2009), 1960(2010), 2106(2014) and 2122 (2014) (for an overview of this process, see, for example, Binder, Lukas, and Schweiger 2008;Carey 2001;Cohn, Kinsella, and Gibbings 2004;Krause 2015;Olsson 2000;Shepherd 2008;Tryggestad 2009). The ongoing developments related to the role of gender for peace and security also influenced the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, required to transform the normative developments into practical work (Olsson and Gizelis 2015).…”

Section: Un Security Council and Protection From Sexual Violencementioning

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A Gendered Imperative: Does Sexual Violence Attract UN Attention in Civil Wars?

Benson

Gizelis

2019

Journal of Conflict Resolution

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There is increasing awareness that sexual violence is distinct from other aspects of civilian victimization in civil wars. Few studies have examined the independent impact of such violence on responses to civil wars as compared to “traditional” forms of violence. This article explores whether reports of high levels of rape and sexual violence increase the probability of United Nations (UN) attention to conflicts and calls to action. In so doing, we combine original data on UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions with data on sexual violence in armed conflict and estimate the impact of sexual violence on UN attention to all civil wars from 1990 to 2009. We show that the effects of sexual violence on the number and level of UNSC resolutions are significant even when controlling for other important determinants of UN action. These findings have important implications for understanding how the UN has expanded its view on protecting civilians.

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Section: Un Security Council and Protection From Sexual Violencementioning

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A Gendered Imperative: Does Sexual Violence Attract UN Attention in Civil Wars?

Benson

Gizelis

2019

Journal of Conflict Resolution

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“…This instrumentalist strategy thus emphasizes the contributions that women can bring to the army because of their femininity (Benschop & Verloo, ; Brownson, ; Duncanson & Woodward, , p. 6; Eduards, ; Mobekk, ). This strategy has been particularly prevalent when it comes to women's inclusion in peace operations where women's supposedly conciliatory approach and less aggressive nature are thought to facilitate access and support to local women, improve community relations, reduce incidences of gender‐based violence, and break down traditional views that discriminate against and marginalize women (Bridges & Horsefall, ; Carey, ; Puechguirbal, ). While many of these claims are disputed (Heinecken, ; Pruitt, ), there is recognition that in particular contexts, such as when interacting with the local population, they do bring certain skill sets that are valued.…”

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Regendering the South African army: Inclusion, reversal and displacement

Wilén

Heinecken

2018

Gender Work & Organization

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This article examines the extent to which the participation of women in the military furthers or hinders the displacement of gendered dichotomies and whether this brings about more transformative change to military institutions. Based on research of the South African National Defence Force, the authors argue that although typical 'feminine' qualities at times are valued in peace operations, this has not contributed to a transformation of gender relations in the military. The authors identify the lack of change as due to a deep-seated patriarchal culture in South Africa and essentialist discourses that affect women's identities as soldiers. Three discourses are identified in the interviews which accentuate this phenomenon: civilianizing, sexualizing and victimizing discourses. While these discourses are not necessarily negative to female soldiers' inclusion in the military, the focus on differences related to gender stereotypes renders a displacement of gendered hierarchies and consequently also a regendered military difficult.

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“…In their reform activities, the United Nations have tried to ensure that training is given at the police academy on addressing GBV. Specialist units (named Vulnerable Person's Units in the case of Timor-Leste) have also been created where gender based crimes can be reported (Carey 2001;UNIFEM 2007).…”

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‘The Hero Stuff’ and the ‘Softer Side of Things’: Exploring Masculinities in Gendered Police Reform in Timor-Leste

Bevan¹

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<p>This thesis investigates how New Zealand and East Timorese police officers involved in United Nations’ police reform understand and conceptualise masculinities. It explores how these conceptualisations compare to how masculinities are defined and outlined in United Nations’ gender policies. The United Nations have increasingly attempted to address gender in their policing work; however, within these policies, gender has continued to be equated with women and women’s issues while men’s gender identities remain invisible. My research contributes to emerging discussions about how an understanding of masculinities could be better incorporated into gendered police reform. I explore this through the case of the New Zealand Police Community Policing Pilot Programme (CPPP), a capacity building programme carried out within the wider United Nations Police mission in Timor-Leste. By speaking to New Zealand and East Timorese police officers, this research articulates how police officers themselves conceptualise policing masculinities and interpret how masculinities are framed in gender policy. My research finds that within both the East Timorese Police and the New Zealand Police involved in the CPPP, there is evidence of a variety of policing masculinities. These findings highlight the fluidity of masculinity and the processes that police officers can go through in order to challenge problematic constructions of masculinity. This provides important theoretical and practical insights into how positive masculinities can be promoted through gendered approaches to police reform. By investigating the ways in which the police interpret the United Nations’ approach to gender, this research finds that the continued framing of gender as a women’s issue in policy acts as a barrier to the police seeing masculinities as part of gendered reform.</p>

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'Women and Peace and Security': The Politics of Implementing Gender Sensitivity Norms in Peacekeeping

Cited by 4 publications

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A Gendered Imperative: Does Sexual Violence Attract UN Attention in Civil Wars?

A Gendered Imperative: Does Sexual Violence Attract UN Attention in Civil Wars?

Regendering the South African army: Inclusion, reversal and displacement

‘The Hero Stuff’ and the ‘Softer Side of Things’: Exploring Masculinities in Gendered Police Reform in Timor-Leste

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