Essays about: "female combatants"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words female combatants.

1. 1. Not All Girls: Addressing Sexual and Violence-related Stigmatisations Of Former Female Child Soldiers and Children Born of War in Sahelian Crisis Mali

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Matthew Anthony Gallo; [2023]
   Keywords : Former Female Child Soldier; Children Born of War; Humanitarian INGO; Mali; Education; Economic; Stigma; Violence; Sexual; GBV.; Social Sciences; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : Non-state armed groups in Mali have recruited female child soldiers for the past 12 years in its Central and Northern regions. Some of these now-former female child soldiers (FFCS) have given birth to children of these combatants, so-called “Children Born of War” (CBOW). Both mothers and their children may experience sexual (ex. READ MORE

3. 2. Hell Hath No Fury : The Influence of Female Combatants on Conflict Severity

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

   Author : Amelia Jade Premfors; [2023]
   Keywords : female combatants; civil war; conflict intensity; rebel groups; women fighters;

   Abstract : How does the prevalence of female combatants in a rebel group influence conflict severity? Previous research has investigated the impact conflict has on women but has overlooked women’s contributions to conflict. Diverging from this paradigm, recent quantitative research has investigated why women join rebellions, why rebel groups recruit them, and how this affects conflict dynamics and outcomes. READ MORE

4. 3. (Mis)recognition of Female Combatants in Armed Rebellion Groups : Status Subordination Through Discursive Practices in the EZLN and the PKK

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Emily Bauernfeind; [2022]
   Keywords : Female Fighters; Armed Rebellion Groups; Recognition; Feminist Poststructuralism; Discourse Analysis; UNSC ResolutionsUNSC;

   Abstract : Women in combat roles are present in at least 40% of armed rebellion movements, yet the narrative of women outside of traditional roles in conflict is invisible in various discursive communities of practice. Silence and misrecognition are the root of this issue: to be considered as agents and full partners of social interaction, female combatants need to exist in the discourse of leaders and institutions. READ MORE

5. 4. I carry three pieces of metal in my body from the separatists : Ukrainian war veterans' experiences of the reintegration process and adjustment to civilian life

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Anita Omerbasic; [2020]
   Keywords : Ukraine; war; Russia; Donbas; veterans; female veterans; volunteer battalions; reintegration; transition; adjustment; military; civilian; identity; identity crisis; identity interruption;

   Abstract : The Donbas war in Ukraine has resulted in over 380,000 veterans who now have to reintegrate into civilian life again. What to do with former combatants has been on the agenda for many years since their reintegration plays a critical role in the transition from war to peace. READ MORE

6. 5. Feminists, Freedom Fighters and Daughters - A Discourse Analysis of the United States Media’s Portrayal of the Kurdish Female Fighters in Syria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sophie Hogevall; [2020]
   Keywords : Discourse analysis; Gender; Islamic State; Kurdish female fighters; Media framing; Syria; YPJ; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine how the US media has portrayed the Kurdish female fighters in Syria. Since the battle of Kobane the fighters of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) have been sensationalised and received immense attention in western news media. READ MORE