UNSCR 1325

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Gibbings, Sheri Lynn. 2011. "No Angry Women at the United Nations: Political Dreams and the Cultural Politics of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325." International Feminist Journal of Politics 13 (4): 522–38. 

Author: Sheri Lynn Gibbings

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From the start, United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1325 was celebrated as an achievement for Member States and activists around the world with the promise that gender would be considered in all peace and security-related decisions and planning. This paper describes how two Iraqi women who spoke at an informal meeting at the UN generated embarrassment for some UN-based gender advocates when their performance did not follow the norms expected by the attending NGOs, Member States and UN officials. The reaction to their performance can be explained by two main factors. First, the cultural norms of the UN require issues to be framed in a positive manner. Second, Resolution 1325 is supplemented by discourses that place value on the knowledge produced by women and situate women as peacemakers. When the two Iraqi women denounced the US- and UK-led invasion of Iraq and used terms like ‘imperialism’, they spoke outside of UN-based norms. The subsequent reaction illustrated how agency among gender advocates at the UN is socially and historically contingent.

Keywords: Gender, non-governmental organizations, United Nations, UNSCR 1325, speech acts, women, peace and security, discourse and agency

Topics: Gender, Men, Gendered Discourses, Peacekeeping, Peace Processes, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325

Year: 2011

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Confortini, Catia Cecilia, and Soumita Basu. 2011. ‘Weakest “P” in the 1325 Pod? Realizing Conflict Prevention through UN Security Council Resolution 1325’. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Authors: Catia Cecilia Confortini, Soumita Basu

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Security Council Resolution (SCR) 1325 is often described in terms of three ‘Ps’ – Protection, Prevention and Participation. With two follow-up resolutions (SCRs 1820 and 1888) focused on sexual and gender-based violence, Protection has emerged as the strongest component of 1325. Increasing participation of women in peace processes and post-conflict negotiations also fits comfortably – if not without challenges – into liberal UN policymaking. Participation is addressed in SCR 1889, the fourth SCR on Women and Peace and Security. Of the three ‘Ps’ – Prevention appears to have received the least attention in efforts to realize 1325.The proposed paper will examine the trajectory of the conflict prevention mandate of 1325 in UN policymaking during the period 2000-2010. The analysis will have two components: 1. Identify the ways in which the mandate of conflict prevention has been interpreted within the women, peace and security network (including member states, NGOs and UN agencies) in and around the UN Headquarters in New York. 2. In relation to 1325, discuss relevant policy recommendations (e.g. early warning mechanisms) and measures undertaken for implementation. The 1325 experience is investigated also with respect to parallel advocacy and policy mechanisms that include conflict prevention such as Responsibility to Protect and SCRs on conflict prevention in Africa. The aim of the paper is to highlight the challenges in translating conflict prevention into policy and practice. Further, drawing out the theoretical implications of this discussion on 1325, it is argued that effective incorporation of women’s experiences and gender analysis would require transformation of the concepts and processes associated with conflict prevention. This is particularly relevant in view of the exclusion of women's experiences in traditional conflict analysis scholarship.

Keywords: UNSCR 1325, gender-based violence, sexual violence, United Nations, political participation, conflict prevention

Topics: Conflict Prevention, Gender, Gender-Based Violence, International Organizations, Political Participation, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325 Regions: Africa

Year: 2011

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Cockburn, Cynthia. 2011. ‘Snagged on the Contradiction: NATO UNSC Resolution 1325, and Feminist Responses’. Unpublished mansuscript. http://www.cynthiacockburn.org/BlogNATO1325.pdf.

Author: Cynthia Cockburn

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Feminist antimilitarists in a host of countries and contexts are struggling with the contradictions inherent in UN Security Council Resolution 1325 of 31 October 2000 on Women, Peace and Security. It was ‘our’ achievement. It was ‘our’ project and ‘our’ success. Yet the more energetically we push for its implementation, the more we see its limitations. Worse, we realize how it can be used for ends quite contrary to those we intended. In this respect, NATO is a thought-provoking case. No…. more than that, it’s an enraging example of how good feminist work can be manipulated by a patriarchal and militarist institution. 

Keywords: UNSCR 1325, NATO, militarism, antimilitarism, patriarchy

Topics: Feminisms, Gender, Women, Masculinity/ies, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, International Organizations, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militarism, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325 Countries: Afghanistan

Year: 2011

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Anderlini, Sanam Naraghi. 2010. ‘What the Women Say: Participation and UNSCR 1325: A Case Study Assessment’. International Civil Society Action Network and the MIT Center for International Studies. 

Author: Sanam Naraghi Anderlini

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Keywords: UNSCR 1325, peace and security

Topics: Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Peacebuilding, Political Participation, Rights, Women's Rights, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325

Year: 2010

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Authors: Sara E. Davies, Kimberly Nackers, Sarah Teitt

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and its member states have repeatedly professed their commitment to the protection and advancement of women's economic and human rights. Such commitments have included the Declaration of the Advancement of Women in the ASEAN Region in 1988, the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women in the ASEAN Region in 2004, and the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration in 2012, as well as the establishment of the ASEAN Committee on Women in 2002 and the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Women and Children in 2009. However, none of these regional commitments or institutions expressly take up the core concern of the Women, Peace and Security agenda set out in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in 2000. ASEAN has no 1325 regional action plan and, amongst the ASEAN membership, the Philippines is the only state that has adopted a 1325 National Action Plan. The authors explore the possible reasons for the lack of ASEAN institutional engagement with 1325, outline the case for regional engagement, and suggest specific roles for the ASEAN Secretariat, donor governments and individual member states to commit to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 as a regional priority.

Keywords: Security Council Resolution 1325, security, human rights, ASEAN, diplomacy

Topics: Gender, Women, International Organizations, Rights, Human Rights, Women's Rights, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325

Year: 2014

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Boyd, Rosalind. 2016. The Search for Lasting Peace: Critical Perspectives on Gender-Responsive Human Security. New York, NY: Routledge.

Author: Rosalind Boyd

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"Presenting the human security agenda as a policy response to the changing nature of violent conflicts and war, this collection traces its evolution in relation to conflicts in different contexts (Burma, India, Palestine, Canada, East Timor, Guatemala, Peru and African countries) and from the perspective of gender, addresses initiatives for peace with justice. Cases are analysed when the human security agenda, including UNSC resolution 1325, was in its initial phase and point to both the weakness of the concept and the unexpected direction it has taken. These discussions - always relevant - are more urgent than ever as gender-based violence against women has increased, resulting in new UNSC resolutions. Some chapters suggest that militarism and economic globalization must be directly confronted. Many of the contributors to the volume bridge the gap between academic research and activism as ’scholar-activists’ with an engaged connection to the situations they are describing. Human security remains an active component of policy and academic debates in security studies, women’s and gender studies, development studies, history and political economy as well as within NGO communities. This rich collection fills a needed gap in the literature and it does so in a language and style that is clear, accessible and reader-friendly." (Summary from Routledge)

Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Gender Analysis, Gender-Based Violence, International Organizations, NGOs, Security, Human Security, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325 Regions: Africa, MENA, Americas, Central America, North America, South America, Asia, Middle East, South Asia Countries: Canada, Guatemala, India, Palestine / Occupied Palestinian Territories, Peru

Year: 2016

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Heathcote, Gina, and Diane Otto, eds. 2014. Rethinking Peacekeeping, Gender Equality and Collective Security. 1sted. Thinking Gender in Transnational Times. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.

Authors: Gina Heathcote, Diane Otto

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"This book examines how the Security Council has approached issues of gender equality since 2000. Written by academics, activists and practitioners the book challenges the reader to consider how women's participation, gender equality, sexual violence and the prevalence of economic disadvantages might be addressed in post-conflict communities."

(Palgrave Macmillan)

Topics: Feminisms, Gender, Gender Analysis, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Political Economies, Peacekeeping, Security, Sexual Violence, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325

Year: 2014

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Nordås, Ragnhild, and Siri C. A. Rustad. 2013. “Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Peacekeepers: Understanding Variation." International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations 39 (4): 511–34.

Authors: Ragnhild Nordås, Siri C. A. Rustad

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While the literature on peacekeeping has mostly focused on whether peacekeeping actually keeps the peace, few studies have systematically addressed the question of what explains variations in unintended consequences of peacekeeping, such as sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). This study presents the Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Peacekeepers data, a new dataset covering the 36 international peacekeeping missions by the UN, NATO, ECOWAS, and the African Union, active in the years 1999–2010. Using this dataset, it also presents the first statistical study that explores the issue of what can account for variations in reported SEA across peacekeeping operations. The systematic analysis of this data indicates that SEA was more frequently reported in situations with lower levels of battle-related deaths, in larger operations, in more recent operations, the less developed the country hosting the mission, and in operations where the conflict involved high levels of sexual violence. Our discussion and conclusion highlights data restrictions and identifies key challenges for future research.

Keywords: peacekeeping, military, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation

Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Masculinity/ies, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Peacekeeping, Rights, Women's Rights, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325, Sexual Violence, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Year: 2013

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Nesiah, Vasuki. 2013. "Feminism as Counter-Terrorism: The Seduction of Power." In Gender, National Security and Counter-Terrorism: Human Rights Perspectives, edited by Margaret L. Satterthwaite and Jayne C. Huckerby. London: Routledge. 

Author: Vasuki Nesiah

Topics: Armed Conflict, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Governance, International Law, International Human Rights, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militarization, Rights, Human Rights, Security, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325, Sexual Violence, Terrorism, Violence

Year: 2013

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Jenkins, Robert, and Anne Marie Goetz. 2010. "Addressing Sexual Violence in Internationally Mediated Peace Negotiations." International Peacekeeping 17 (2): 261–77.

Authors: Robert Jenkins , Anne Marie Goetz

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Topics: DDR, Economies, Gender, Women, Girls, Gender Roles, Gender-Based Violence, International Human Rights, Justice, Crimes against Humanity, International Tribunals & Special Courts, Reparations, Transitional Justice, War Crimes, Peacekeeping, Post-Conflict, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325, UNSCR 1820, Security Sector Reform, Sexual Violence, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Year: 2010