Insurgent Women

Darden, Jessica Trisko; Henshaw, Alexis; Szekely, Ora

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“…Female fighters have not been granted access to the political gains made by CPN-M, and DDR programs have either excluded women or focused on gender stereotypical tasks. Furthermore, on their return to mainstream society, they were stigmatized for breaking their assigned gender norms and many struggle with their livelihood [88,[90][91][92].…”

Section: Plos Onementioning

confidence: 99%

Women, peace and insecurity: The risks of peacebuilding in everyday life for women in Sri Lanka and Nepal

Brounéus,

Forsberg,

Bhattarai

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Truth telling processes, initiatives to prosecute war-time perpetrators, and ex-combatant reintegration are examples of common peacebuilding practices after war. Yet, little is known of how women are affected by peacebuilding initiatives such as these, or how they perceive these initiatives for peace. For many women, peace after war does not bring peace to everyday life; research shows that domestic violence increases during and after war. In addition, some peacebuilding measures have been found to increase risk and insecurity, not least for women. To better understand the interconnections between gender and post-conflict attitudes to peacebuilding, we asked 2,041 women and men in Sri Lanka and Nepal of their views on post-war peace initiatives. In line with our expectations, we find that women are more skeptical than men towards peacebuilding measures that involve increased risk in everyday life, such as truth-telling and coexisting with former adversaries and warring groups reintegrating in local communities. There are no gender differences pertaining to peacebuilding initiatives that take place far away at the national level, for example, concerning accountability or, in the case of Nepal, the peace agreement. Our findings suggest that international peacebuilding practice is blind to the everyday insecurities of women after war. That a basic gendered lens is missing from most peacebuilding designs is both alarming and deeply troubling, but identifying this critical aspect provides the opportunity for imperative change. By shedding light on the challenges women face after war, we hope this article contributes to finding ways to mitigate unknown and unintended side-effects of peacebuilding efforts, and thereby to the development of better, evidence-based peacebuilding practice–of benefit to both men and women.

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Women, peace and insecurity: The risks of peacebuilding in everyday life for women in Sri Lanka and Nepal

Brounéus,

Forsberg,

Bhattarai

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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“…Specifically, Sjoberg and Gentry (2007, p. 9) show how women who commit acts of violence are not seen as criminals, terrorists, or perpetrators but rather as women criminals, women terrorists, or women perpetrators. Put simply, women who engage in crime or violence transgress gendered notions of women as pure and innocent (see also Keitner, 2002;Darden et al, 2019). In doing so, they act out of line with gendered expectations, and spectators consequently view their actions as particularly abhorrent.…”

Section: Genocide and Transitional Justice In Rwandamentioning

confidence: 99%

Gendered Blame: Narratives of Participation in Genocide

Nyseth Nzitatira,

Schell,

Sibomana

2023

Feminist Criminology

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This article draws upon interviews with 74 Rwandans to analyze how they explain civilian participation in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Specifically, we assess how Rwandans describe why men and women perpetrated genocide. We find that respondents commonly attribute men’s participation in the genocide to structural, external factors, such as government orders. However, respondents regularly attribute women’s participation to jealousy and other factors tied to their personalities. We also assess how the attribution of blame may impact the treatment of formerly incarcerated individuals, suggesting that gendered views of the women who committed genocide may hinder their reentry and reintegration.

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“…For some women, they identified with the armed group's ideological agenda. 114 Many women supported communism and desired to overturn power hierarchies that oppressed them in everyday life. 115 Others sought to escape sexual violence through armed group participation.…”

Section: Colombia: Peace Activism Political Mobilization and Prevenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Over time, women's groups effectively leveraged both domestic and international norms to gain a seat at the table, which led to formal quotas and extensive legal protections. 140 Following the war, women have retained positions of power, using strong political and civil society networks to sustain mobilization and engage in the difficult, ongoing work of governing patriarchal backlash, and alleviating the physical, emotional, and economic suffering that marginalized groups continue to face. The Colombian Civil War mirrors the general stages of transition but also highlights that increasing political participation, alone, is not sufficient for maintain broad mobilization.…”

Section: Colombia: Peace Activism Political Mobilization and Prevenmentioning

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Pathways and Barriers for Women’s Mobilization during Civil War: Nepal, Colombia, and Rwanda in Comparative Perspective

Evilsizor¹,

Cox²

2021

Peace & Change

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The authors greatly appreciate Marie Berry, Heather Fryer, and the two anonymous Peace & Change reviewers who provided very insightful suggestions for the manuscript at various stages of development. A previous version of this paper was presented at the 2019 Midwest International Studies Association conference, which yielded important insights from discussant John Ishiyama and many other participants. We also are deeply grateful to the women who shared their experiences of civil wars with us for this research, especially to those living in Mafraq, Jordan. Funding from the Oxbridge Honors Summer Research Program at William Jewell College and the Hall Family Foundation provided essential support for this project.

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Insurgent Women

Cited by 48 publications

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Women, peace and insecurity: The risks of peacebuilding in everyday life for women in Sri Lanka and Nepal

Women, peace and insecurity: The risks of peacebuilding in everyday life for women in Sri Lanka and Nepal

Gendered Blame: Narratives of Participation in Genocide

Pathways and Barriers for Women’s Mobilization during Civil War: Nepal, Colombia, and Rwanda in Comparative Perspective

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