Gender Identity and the Subject of Security

Hoogensen, Gunhild; Rottem, Svein Vigeland

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“…Emancipatory accounts in the feminist security literature (Tickner, 1995;Hoogensen and Rottem, 2004;Lee-Koo, 2007;Basu, 2011) The idea of power as government (Dean, 1999) introduces important revisions to this model. It sees power as not merely constraining but also productive.…”

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Reclaiming the political: Emancipation and critique in security studies

Nunes

2012

Security Dialogue

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A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or, version of record, if you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the 'permanent WRAP url' above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription.For more information, please contact the WRAP Team at: wrap@warwick.ac.uk RECLAIMING THE POLITICAL: EMANCIPATION AND CRITIQUE IN SECURITY STUDIESThe critical Security Studies literature has been marked by a shared commitment towards the politicization of security, that is, the analysis of its assumptions, implications and the practices through which it is re/produced. In recent years, however, politicization has been accompanied by a tendency to conceive security as connected with a logic of exclusion, totalization and even violence. This has resulted in an imbalanced politicization that weakens critique. Seeking to tackle this situation, the article engages with contributions that have advanced emancipatory versions of security.Starting with, but going beyond, the so-called 'Aberystwyth School' of Security Studies, the argument reconsiders the meaning of security as emancipation by making the case for a systematic engagement with the notions of reality and power. This revised version of security as emancipation strengthens critique by addressing political dimensions that have been underplayed in the critical security literature.

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Reclaiming the political: Emancipation and critique in security studies

Nunes

2012

Security Dialogue

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“…Nonetheless, the growing recognition of the problem has been frequently undermined by its marginal status within the overarching realm of security studies. With its focus on traditional notions of state survival, sovereignty and security, the security studies literature has tended to overlook security issues surrounding gender and violence (Hoogensen & Rottem, 2004). However, with the increased recognition that territorial security does not necessarily ensure the security of citizens within a state, at the forefront of a new debate is the concept of human security.…”

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Wartime Sexual Violence: Assessing a Human Security Response to War-Affected Girls in Sierra Leone

Denov

2006

Security Dialogue

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Wartime sexual violence continues to be widespread and systematic in contemporary conflicts. Although the problem is gaining increasing international attention, it has remained, for the most part, peripheral within the domain of security studies. However, the human security agenda may have the capacity to raise the profile of wartime sexual violence and offer a useful framework from which to understand and respond to the unique needs of war-affected girls and women. This article explores the capacity of the human security agenda, both conceptually and practically, to address the plight of girl victims of sexual violence in the aftermath of Sierra Leone's conflict. Drawing upon the perspectives and experiences of three girls formerly associated with Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front, the article traces the extreme forms of sexual violence and insecurity girls were forced to endure, both during and following the conflict. It also examines a number of human security efforts implemented in the conflict's aftermath and their impact on the level of empowerment, protection and security of girls. The broader implications of these human security efforts are explored in light of the girls' lived realities in post-conflict Sierra Leone.

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“…Instead of playing into the dominant approaches to security studies which focus on a very small portion of the security grid and from the top down, gender analysis takes its starting point from the bottom up; it reaches all the way down to the individual, as gender analysis acknowledges that even the personal is political, and reflexive where the researcher is also a part of the system, and therefore the individual's experience is relevant. At the same time it is recognized that individuals are part of communities, and that gender is a significant feature of individual identity in relation to others and is therefore a part of societal security (Hoogensen and Rottem 2004). The social constructions of gender come in to play in the analysis, and the ways in which humans have constructed their societies on the basis of gender roles, who has the "right" to play which roles in the society, and how people are supposed to relate to one another.…”

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Finding Gender in the Arctic: A Call to Intersectionality and Diverse Methods

Gjørv

2017

The Interconnected Arctic — UArctic Congress 2016

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The following chapter examines multiple aspects of including gender perspectives in Arctic research. In the chapter I discuss the definition and understanding of the concept of gender, and then move to the concept of "intersectionality" which recognizes the important linkages between multiple identities of gender, race, ethnicity, class, age, and other social categories. I then discuss both the ways in which gender has been addressed, though still minimally, in Arctic research, as well as some of the ways in which Arctic research is itself gendered. I then discuss how gendered perspectives add important insights into understanding security, and more specifically human security, in the Arctic.At the UArctic conference in St Petersburg in September 2016 I was struck, yet again, by the distinct absence of gender data and analyses, even though this conference was yet another arena whereby Arctic scientists could come together and share their continued insights into Arctic societies and environments. Though it would be unfair to claim that absolutely no one included gender insights and analysis into their research presentations at that event, there was no question that gender was not central or key to many or most research projects. Anecdotal observations and discussions with conference participants were revealing, as, when I asked some presenters about gender aspects to their research (in this case education and psychology respectively), they acknowledged the relevance of gender to their own work but did not consider raising gender as an issue in their research and presentations. Their reaction and approach was not uncommon as I continued to inquire amongst colleagues. The experience prompts me to ask, "where is gender in the Arctic?" And does our broad Arctic research community have an adequate understanding of what it means to include gender perspectives in Arctic research?In this chapter I will address a number of issues surrounding the implementation of gender perspectives in Arctic research. I will first focus on what we mean by "gender" and further "intersectionality", that informs my argument. I follow with a discussion about the gendered nature of Arctic research, and how gender has been

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Gender Identity and the Subject of Security

Cited by 102 publications

References 21 publications

Reclaiming the political: Emancipation and critique in security studies

Reclaiming the political: Emancipation and critique in security studies

Wartime Sexual Violence: Assessing a Human Security Response to War-Affected Girls in Sierra Leone

Finding Gender in the Arctic: A Call to Intersectionality and Diverse Methods

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