Women’s Lived Landscapes of War and Liberation in Mozambique

Katto, Jonna

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“…Itto (2006) asserts that the Government of Sudan refused to accept a gender quota put on the table by SPLM/A's female negotiators because they believed that women had not actively participated in fighting, suggesting women's status as combatants can better position them to make demands during negotiations. 2 Women's competence in combat roles can also help afford female rebels recognition; engagement in fighting helped women gain legitimacy and ultimately convinced the Liberation Front of Mozambique's (FRELIMO) male leadership to integrate women's concerns into the group's platform (Katto 2019).…”

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Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves: How Female Combatants Help Generate Gender-Inclusive Peace Agreements in Civil Wars

Thomas

2023

Am Polit Sci Rev

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This article examines the effect rebel women have on the shape of civil war peace agreements, paying particular attention to the specific gender-inclusive provisions female rebels advocate for. I argue that, through conflict experiences and socialization, rebel women develop group identities that foster collective demands. Their identities as fighters and women from marginalized groups encourage rebel women to lobby for provisions that address the grievances of women from these societal groups. Using data on women’s participation in conflict and the terms written into contemporary peace agreements, I find support for this contention. Greater participation of female combatants is associated with an increased likelihood of observing gender-inclusive agreement provisions calling for the inclusion of women from marginalized groups and addressing the specific post-conflict needs of female ex-combatants. This study is one of the first to show that women’s participation in rebellion matters for the shape of post-conflict peace.

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“…Ellerby (2013) argues further that women who were considered marginalized or considered victims are believed to lack legitimacy at the negotiating table.3 Conversely, organizations such as FRELIMO have experienced significant splits over the incorporation of women's interests and demands(Katto 2019).…”

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Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves: How Female Combatants Help Generate Gender-Inclusive Peace Agreements in Civil Wars

Thomas

2023

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“…These days the catchphrase 'there are no men, there are no women' sums up many people's memories and understanding of the gender ideology of the liberation movement in Niassa. 103 During the war, Frelimo proclaimed that there were no gender-coded tasks and no separation between male and female spheres of activity and authority. 104 Arguably, the main aim of this discourse was to mobilise men and women to fight together against the common enemy of Portuguese colonialism.…”

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‘The rainha is the boss!’: On Masculinities, Time and Precolonial Women of Authority in Northern Mozambique

Katto

2022

Gender & History

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This article focuses on the oral historical narratives about precolonial women of authority (or rainhas in Portuguese) to explore the deeper history of gendered power in northern Mozambique. History-telling is a gendered practice, and nowadays male elders are usually the ones most knowledgeable in these narratives. Moreover, telling these tales -which in interview situations involves personal interpretations and comments -the men also story gendered temporal worlds. This article looks more closely at two seemingly clashing (and incompatible) storylines that emerge in the oral history material. One tells of women's spiritual-political power in the Yaawo chieftaincies in precolonial times, while the other tells a narrative of masculinised power and woman's subordinate position in relation to male leaders. The article focus's especially on how the male narrators talk about masculinity and how different models of masculinity in turn shape the historical narratives they tell. As the author's analysis demonstrates, these models have different temporal origins; yet they intertwine in present time-space, interacting also with newer notions (e.g. the 'new man' of the socialist period). The article thus shows how various models of masculinity linked to different temporalities and different imaginings of the relationality between femininity and masculinity coexist and shape male gendered identities as well as the histories men tell about the past and gendered power. Introduction: On masculinities, time and the history of women's gendered powerJONNA: And … do you know any names of the rainhas [queens] of the old days? CE-DIKOONDAGA: Aah, the rainha … eeh … [bowing his head he pauses for several seconds to think] … Eeh … CE-NAMWEELA [seated next to Ce-Dikoondaga turns to him and softly suggests]: Ce-Bwana [Sir]: Aku-Nakavale. CE-DIKOONDAGA: Aah. Aku-Nakavale! … She is the rainha. Aku-M'mila! … is the rainha. [Ce-Namweela: in Majune it is Aci-Vaanjila.] And in Majune there is Aci-Vaanjila, that part there, Aci-Vaanjila. She is the rainha. [Others in the group offer the name Ce-Mbuumba.] Ce-Mbuumba

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Negotiating Truth-Seeking, Ritual Television, and Healing in Mozambique

Igreja

2022

Guilt, Forgiveness, and Moral Repair

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Women’s Lived Landscapes of War and Liberation in Mozambique

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Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves: How Female Combatants Help Generate Gender-Inclusive Peace Agreements in Civil Wars

Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves: How Female Combatants Help Generate Gender-Inclusive Peace Agreements in Civil Wars

‘The rainha is the boss!’: On Masculinities, Time and Precolonial Women of Authority in Northern Mozambique

Negotiating Truth-Seeking, Ritual Television, and Healing in Mozambique

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