Women &amp; War, Men &amp; Pacifism

Salla, Michael

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“…Value systems which lead to war are male-related, but coincide with gender, and 'some women are also exponents of militant and war-prone values, even in the context of motherhood and care ' (2001, 65). Salla (2001) similarly challenges the arguments that women have a special role in securing international peace as a result of their socialisation and 'relational thinking'. He contends that women policymakers are just as capable as their male peers of making decisions concerning the use of force, and resort to a variety of ethical and political justifications for doing so.…”

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Gender, education, extremism and security

Davies

2008

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This paper examines the complex relationships between gender, education, extremism and security. After defining extremism and fundamentalism, it looks first at the relationship of gender to violence generally, before looking specifically at how this plays out in more extremist violence and terrorism. Religious fundamentalism is also shown to have gendered concerns. The paper concludes with drawing together the educational implications of these analyses, arguing for a politicised education to promote both national and personal security. Five components are proposed: acceptance of ambiguity rather than absolutism and single truths; a secular basis in human rights; breaking down 'otherness'; reconciliation rather than revenge; and free speech and humour.

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“…These developments in gender equality and political access accordingly increase interest in what effect women will have on the policy process and its outcomes. This is a particularly important issue if we agree with Salla (2001) when he states that "women are socialized to think in relational terms and will consequently exercise decision-making in a way that is identifiably different from that chosen by men" (p. 70). Whether this assumption is true or even if it is believed to be true, it could change the dynamics of contemporary politics at all levels, local and global.…”

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“…It is worth noting that not all theorizing and empirical research point to distinct gender differences. Salla (2001), for example, offers an alternative perspective that deconstructs the stereotypical dichotomy that men are war-oriented and women are peace-oriented. Salla argues that a better avenue to examine the male/female versus war/peace distinctions is to look at how social power structures interact with these stereotypes and that altering the gender composition in political decision-making bodies may not necessarily lead to peaceful solutions to conflicts.…”

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Negotiating from Mars to Venus: Gender in Simulated International Negotiations

Florea¹,

Boyer²,

Brown³

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Gender analysis has emerged as an important conceptual approach to the study of decision making and conflict resolution in the international arena. Although scholars and practitioners within the field of international relations have debated the effect of gender on the negotiation and decision-making process, little systematic evidence to support their assertions has taken place. This article examines a set of data from the GLOBALED PROJECT that provides insights into the different ways men and women perceive world affairs and interact in a negotiation setting. In particular, the authors examine differences in the negotiation styles of all-female, all-male, and mixed-gender groups when negotiating over international or global issues. Findings from the GLOBALED PROJECT, a computer-mediated study of gender differences in decisionmaking and negotiation skills, show that there are indeed significant differences between the approaches used by various gender groupings. Although much work remains to be done in this area, this research indicates that some of the impressionistic and anecdotal characterizations of the different ways men and women approach negotiations and decision making are indeed well-grounded when examined through systemic evidence.From any casual observation of contemporary world affairs, it is abundantly clear that an oversupply of injustice, suffering, and conflict exists throughout the world community. It is also clear that current policy-making mechanisms, and the political actors that staff those mechanisms, are unable to cope adequately with this oversupply. This is not to blame our policy makers for all of the problems in the world, but merely to recognize that our current actors and structures are unable to solve many

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“…This does not mean that men are essentially made for war and women for peace, as some scholars argue (De Groot 2001;Salla 2001). Rather, that the military as a masculinized organization highly values combat traits which are perceived as masculine.…”

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Reinterpreting Combat Masculinity. Dutch peacekeeping in Bosnia and Kosovo

Sion¹

2007

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Dutch peacekeeping in Bosnia and Kosovo Van oudsher geldt het leger als de organisatie bij uitstek waarin traditionele mannelijke waarden als moed en hardheid worden gecultiveerd. In hoeverre doen deze nog opgeld in het huidige Nederlandse leger, en wat blijkt daarvan in de praktijk? Liora Sion heeft dit onderzocht door middel van intensieve participerende observatie in twee legereenheden die vredesmissies verrichten. Zij stelt vast dat er voor de militairen een spanning bestaat tussen gekoesterde mannelijkheidsidealen van moed, heldhaftigheid en en strijdbaarheid, en een veel minder heroïsche werkelijkheid waarin weinig of geen geweld mag worden gebruikt. Het artikel beschrijft hoe de militairen met deze spanning omgaan. Infantry nco (Non Commissioned Officer) in Bosnia: 'Infantry is the "Tour of Duty", it is walking in the woods with real men, camouflaged, with gear and with…your weapon ready…if you see the enemy you…attack him…rain or no rain it doesn't matter, you must do it. This is infantry, sleeping outside, having a tough time, hardly eating, hardly sleeping and only fight. Yes, fighting-this is the infantry.' Artillery soldier: 'This is a job for real men… someone who is sturdy, who doesn't get scared quickly, and who is ready for action…a clerk can also be a real man… But if he'll try to do our work then he'll be done for in a week.'

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Women & War, Men & Pacifism

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Gender, education, extremism and security

Gender, education, extremism and security

Negotiating from Mars to Venus: Gender in Simulated International Negotiations

Reinterpreting Combat Masculinity. Dutch peacekeeping in Bosnia and Kosovo

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