Swaine, Aisling 
ORCID: 0000-0002-5782-5084
(2020)
Addressing the gendered interests of victims/survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and their children through National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security.
Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, 7 (2).
145 - 176.
ISSN 2347-7970
Abstract
There is growing acknowledgement of the need to address the impacts of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), with less recognition of conflict-related reproductive and maternal harms and children born of war (CBW). An intricate set of common as well as distinctive interests arise for both victims/survivors and their children that remain unfulfilled. National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security (NAPs-WPS) present an opportunity to redress these gaps. This article examines to what extent are NAPs-WPS responsive to the specific rights and gendered interests of victims/survivors of CRSV and their children? It advances thinking on gender planning for peace and security and makes three significant analytical contributions: a ‘Typology of Impacts and Losses’ advancing understanding of CRSV; a ‘Gender Interests Analysis’ framework, identifying the practical and strategic gender interests of victims/survivors and their children; and application of these frameworks to produce a critical analysis of the NAPs-WPS of Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines and Timor-Leste. It finds that planning under WPS is failing to ensure that multi-sectoral services are available, while reproductive and maternity issues and CBW are completely neglected in the selected NAPs-WPS. The article discusses the implications of these findings for gender planning through NAPs-WPS going forward.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | https://journals.sagepub.com/home/aia |
| Additional Information: | © 2020 The Author |
| Divisions: | Gender Studies |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2020 08:42 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 23:28 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105150 |
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