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1. 1. PUSHING OPEN THE DOORS OF INCLUSION: Examining the Connections between Women’s Movements/Groups Cohesion in Civil Resistance and Securing Inclusion in Formal Peace Negotiations.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : UGOCHI CYNTHIA ABAZIE ABANG; [2023]
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   Abstract : Two decades after the adoption of the UNSCR 1325 calling for women’s equal participation in peace negotiations, a troubling gap still exists between the aspirations of global commitments and the reality of peace processes. Minimal attention has also gone into explaining how women’s movements can secure access to the peace negotiation table. READ MORE

3. 2. A Radar with a Gendered Frequency? Dilemmas and Discrepancies on the Military’s Role within the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Ingrid Skagerlind; [2022]
   Keywords : Women; Peace and Security; Gender Advisor; Militarization; Gender Perspective; Organizational Change; UNSCR 1325;

   Abstract : There is a feminist scholarly debate on what role military institutions play in translating the goals of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda into practice. Where idealists on the one side question if militaries should ever be involved with such responsibilities and argue that feminist purposes risk being co-opted. READ MORE

4. 3. The inclusion of girls depends on women : A study of the inclusion of girls associated with armed forces and armed groups in DDR programs by women mediators in Colombia, the DRC and Somalia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Mikaela Ottosson; [2021]
   Keywords : Child soldiers; Women mediators; GAAFAG; CAAFAG; DDR; Peacebuilding.;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes the relation between women mediators in peace negotiations and the inclusion of female child soldiers in disarm, demobilize and reintegrate (DDR) processes. Research shows that despite the adoption of UNSCR 1325 and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, there is low participation of women in peace processes. READ MORE

5. 4. What are the Benefits and Shortcomings of Resolution 1325? A Case Study Exploring The Implementation of UNSCR 1325 in Rwanda and the Role of Women in Peace Processes Through Feminist Theory

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Thea Winge; [2021]
   Keywords : Peace Process; Resolution 1325; Feminist Theory; Women; Rwanda; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Increasing women’s participation in peace processes has been a multilateral goal since the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 in 2000. This bachelor thesis explores the benefits and shortcomings of the implementation of The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in Rwanda through a case study. READ MORE

6. 5. Representation of Refugees in African Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Shayleen McNeil; [2021]
   Keywords : Women Peace and Security; feminist security studies; UNSCR 1325; security;

   Abstract : The global Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has been established to address the widerange of issues and challenges faced by women in conflict and post-conflict situations, and acknowledge the vital role that women play in peace processes. Previous research has shown that although the women refugees are more vulnerable than their male counterparts, this group is still widely underrepresented in WPS policy. READ MORE