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Making the Case for Systematic, Gender‐Based Analysis in Sustainable Peace Building
Author(s) -
Sandole Dennis J. D.,
Staroste Ingrid
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.21147
Subject(s) - status quo , mainstreaming , intervention (counseling) , gender mainstreaming , pillar , conflict analysis , political science , sustainable development , gender analysis , peacebuilding , gender equality , conflict resolution , sociology , psychology , public administration , law , gender studies , engineering , special education , structural engineering , psychiatry
In this article, we address protracted, often recurring violent conflict, arguing that the failure to solve entrenched conflicts and build sustainable peace is due in part to the absence of women from peace‐building processes. To change this negative status quo, we put forward three essential instruments: gender mainstreaming to make gender relations the foundation of any analysis and decision making, the three‐pillar framework of conflict mapping, and the New European Peace and Security System model of conflict intervention. When these tools are employed together, they can establish conceptual and operational coherence and positive systemic change by empowering women to work with men as equal partners to build and maintain sustainable peace in fragile, postconflict environments.