Gender, Peacebuilding and Post Conflict Economic Development

Abstract

This panel develops recent feminist scholarship which argues that attempts to progress women’s security in post-conflict contexts require more attention to the economic pillar of peacebuilding. Peace operations, peace agreements, constitutional reforms, and the new institutions which are constructed in transitions to peace, as well as conflict itself, all offer ‘windows of opportunity’ for the transformation of gender regimes. Much scholarly attention has been paid to the gains in women’s political representation, legislative advances on, for example, tackling gender based violence, and cultural attitudes towards women. Less attention has been paid to change, if any, in the economic frameworks and governance structures which might similarly signal and/or facilitate progress for women and gender equality. This panel aims to contribute to addressing that gap.

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