War, austerity and depletion: understanding war economies through a feminist lens of social reproduction

Abstract

This panel offers insights into the interlinkages between social reproductive labour and violence. While historically, feminist peace and security studies have primarily focused on the importance of the ethics of care in war – and more specifically, its contributions to peacebuilding – there is a burgeoning but still relatively nascent body of work that looks specifically at the importance of social reproductive labour in surviving, resisting but also reproducing violence. This panel aspires to bring some of the key reflections and theorizing about the complex relationship between social reproduction and violence in the context of war to the fore, in the hope of generating new insights and critical reflections. While empirically it is primarily focused on the case of Ukraine, the papers provide both theoretical and practical insights into broader questions of: how is the violence of war related to the violence (or harm) of depletion through social reproduction? How does war – and wartime economies – affect the realities of social reproduction, and how do other economic processes, such as austerity or recover, intersect with it? What role does the social reproductive labour play in survival – of individuals and communities – and recovery during war, and who performs it? How can (post-)war recovery plans better account for the complex and entangled realities of violence?

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Gender, Displacement and Land Rights in Plateau State	View Paper Details
Social reproduction and care workers in Ukraine in the times of austerity and war: construction of disposability and exploitation of love	View Paper Details
What would economic recovery after war look like if guided by the feminist value of care for each other and nature?	View Paper Details
The Politics of Ukrainian Recovery: A Feminist Political Economy Perspective	View Paper Details
Caring on the move: Displacement, violence and social reproduction	View Paper Details