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From Peace Talks to Parliaments: The Microprocesses Propelling Women into Formal Politics Following War - International Negotiation

webfull — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:18:09 +0000

October 14th, 2022 | In this article, Miriam Anderson and Marc Y. Valade find that women’s civil society built social networks reliant on cross-ethnic collaboration and the support of international actors during the peace negotiations. With the aid of those networks, they successfully entered formal politics and passed pro-women legislation, where they developed cross-party alliances and maintained close relationships with civil society, increasing their effectiveness in parliament.

Published: 14 October 2022

A feminist opening of resilience: Elizabeth Grosz, Liberian Peace Huts and IR critiques | Journal of International Relations and Development

webfull — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:49:11 +0000

August 17th, 2022 | In this article, Dr. Maria Martin de Almagro and Dr. Pol Bargués identify that resilience has often been reduced to an egalitarian project—where mechanical policies and schemes are deployed to ameliorate the conditions of women, enhance their participation in decision-making and pursue the equality between women and men—to advance in sustaining peace.

Published: 17 August 2022

Résolution 1325 et gouvernance globale : L’agenda Femmes, Paix et Sécurité (FPS) en tant que norme internationale | Etudes internationales

webfull — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:33:12 +0000

Le 11 août 2022 | Cet essai de Bénédicte Santoire interroge, après une revue littéraire de trois grands ouvrages portant sur l'agenda Femmes, Paix, et Sécurité, l'applicabilité de cet agenda en adoptant un point de vue constructiviste et féministe critique, relève les diverses interprétations qui lui sont appliquées, et met en exergue les critiques et les défis à venir pour la prochaine décennie.

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Published: 11 August 2022

Women, Peace, and Security and Increasing Gendered Risk in the Era of COVID-19: Insights from Nepal and Sri Lanka | Global Studies Quarterly

webfull — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:39:49 +0000

August 10th, 2022 | In this article, Luna KC and Crystal Whetstone analyze the effects of COVID-19 on women and girls. It examines policy responses to the pandemic crisis and its implications on the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda in postwar Nepal and Sri Lanka.

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Published: 10 August 2022

Rethinking women, peace, and security through the localization of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 & National Action Plans: A study of Nepal and Sri Lanka | Women's Studies International Forum

webfull — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:35:00 +0000

August 1st, 2022 | In this article, Luna KC and Crystal Whetstone examine the localization of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (hereafter 1325) on women, peace, and security (WPS) and its successor resolutions, which call for equal participation of women in conflict resolution, peace negotiations, and post-conflict development.

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Published: 1 August 2022

Is Canada’s Foreign Policy Really Feminist? Analysis and Recommendations | Network for Strategic Analysis (NSA)

webfull — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:22:52 +0000

September 23, 2021 | What does a feminist foreign policy entail within the Canadian context, and how do we ensure that it observes a gender based analytical approach? This policy report proposes concrete recommendations toward this goal, it also encourages foreign and defence actors to reflect on fundamental gender equality principles and considerations that get lost in the face of results-oriented policy approaches aimed for the short term.

Published: 29 September 2021

The rise of the alt-right in Canada | Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women

webfull — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:17:50 +0000

August, 2021 | Co-written by our postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Luna K.C., this paper uses a critical and intersectional feminist lens to uncover the roots of the alt-right movement in Canada and how it continues to function and proliferate. Read on to understand how these forces operate in a Canadian context and how its inherent racism and misogyny can be countered.

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Published: 16 September 2021