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Discourses on Gender, Patriarchy and Resolution 1325: A Textual Analysis of UN Documents
Citation:
Puechguirbal, Nadine. 2010. “Discourses on Gender, Patriarchy and Resolution 1325: A Textual Analysis of UN Documents.” International Peacekeeping 17 (2): 172-87.
Author: Nadine Puechguirbal
Abstract:
This article deconstructs the language of UN documents that relate to peace operations and highlights recurrent definitions of women as vulnerable individuals, often associated with children. The author demonstrates that the perpetuation of stereotyping language in these documents removes women’s agency and maintains them in the subordinated position of victims. As a result, women are not seen as actors within their own community and agents of change in post-conflict environments. Despite the adoption of resolution 1325, the institution of the UN leaves the male monopoly of power unchallenged and presents gender mainstreaming as a non-political activity.
Topics: Gender, Women, Gender Mainstreaming, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Peace Processes, Post-Conflict, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325
Year: 2010
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