Gender, Justice and Deliberation: Why Women Don't Influence Peacemaking

Kostovicova, Denisa; Paskhalis, Tom

doi:10.1093/isq/sqab003

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“…The four countries were selected as typical cases of post-conflict transitional justice (as has been argued elsewhere, see, for example, Kostovicova and Paskhalis, 2021: 267). The cases can explain both the theory more generally and the processes in the countries specifically (Gerring and Cojocaru, 2016: 408).…”

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confidence: 99%

Claims to ignorance as a form of participation in transitional justice

Sokolić¹

2022

Cooperation and Conflict

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Transitional justice is premised on participation that allows local publics to construct, critique and have some ownership over the process. The current scholarship assumes that individuals openly express their views of the process, or that they remain silent. The scholarship has neglected a third, significant form of participation: active withholding of views by saying ‘I don’t know’. This article examines such claims to ignorance and argues that they can provide insight into participation. While both qualitative and quantitative researchers of transitional justice have observed a pervasive pattern of high ‘don’t know’ responses, such claims to ignorance have not been studied. This article develops a theoretical framework that shows that ‘don’t know’ responses are a valuable source of information and argues that they are often an expression of a lack of willingness to respond, rather than genuine ignorance. Drawing on an original corpus of data collected through inter-ethnic focus groups and surveys conducted in four former Yugoslav countries, the study demonstrates how claims to ignorance are constructed as novel manifestations of resistance, restraint or disentitlement. These point to a rejection of transitional justice, which needs to be addressed if individuals are to feel like legitimate participants in the process.

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Section: Methods and Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Claims to ignorance as a form of participation in transitional justice

Sokolić¹

2022

Cooperation and Conflict

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“…Moreover, due to marginalisation from formal political forums, women often use less conventional methods of political campaigning (Kostovicova and Paskhalis, 2021). Those methods need to be placed on a par with more conventional methods, given visibility and legitimacy and most importantly recognised and absorbed into broader conversations by those encouraging women's participation.…”

Section: Gender Inclusion and Constitutional Debate In The Public Spherementioning

confidence: 99%

Gendering Constitutional Change in Northern Ireland: Participation, Processes and Power

Ashe

2022

Political Studies

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Constitutions reflect national values and set out the foundational principles of governance. Traditionally, those values and principles have been male-defined. As such, constitutions often form the basis of the ‘gendered state’ with all its attendant inequities. Feminist constitutionalism challenges the wider domain of constitution-making to consider questions relating to gender inequality in constitutional debate, design and redesign. Through a case study approach, this article utilises a feminist lens to examine on-going constitutional debates in Northern Ireland that have been deepened by Brexit. Any new constitutional arrangements on the island of Ireland will drive multiple transformations in social, legal and economic life that will impact on the lives of women. Subsequently, this article explores the gender dynamics of current debates to contribute to the broader feminist literature on constitutional transitions in deeply divided societies.

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“…How do United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (PKOs) affect women’s empowerment? The cessation of conflict creates an opportunity to establish a foundation for gender-just peace “which transforms unequal gender relations providing for women’s political, social, and economic agency” (Kostovicova and Paskhalis 2021, 263). However, the restoration of peace often falls short in meeting the needs and priorities of women, and the post-conflict period can instead usher in norms, structures and power relations that are not beneficial to women (Østby, Leiby and Nordås 2019; Wallensteen 2015).…”

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The Impact of Peacekeeping Missions on Women’s Empowerment

Blanton

Peksen

Blanton

2023

Political Research Quarterly

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What effect do peacekeeping operations (PKOs) have on women’s empowerment? The gendered consequences of peacekeeping have long been an issue of contention. Stung by multiple cases of peacekeepers directly engaging in sexual exploitation and abuse, the United Nations took measures to mainstream gender equality within PKO goals, ranging from protection from sexual violence to the encouragement of female participation in peacebuilding processes. Yet while a growing body of research has begun to provide insights into the gendered aspects of the PKOs themselves, much less is known about the broader gendered impact of PKOs on the host countries. To better understand these effects, we examine the extent to which PKOs serve to advance female empowerment in terms of women’s participation in official political channels as well as women’s civil liberties and active involvement in civil society participation. Examining these linkages from 1970–2013, we find that multidimensional PKOs are conducive to growing levels of women’s empowerment, though such growth decreases considerably after the conclusion of the PKO.

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Gender, Justice and Deliberation: Why Women Don't Influence Peacemaking

Cited by 13 publications

References 85 publications

Claims to ignorance as a form of participation in transitional justice

Claims to ignorance as a form of participation in transitional justice

Gendering Constitutional Change in Northern Ireland: Participation, Processes and Power

The Impact of Peacekeeping Missions on Women’s Empowerment

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