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Does inclusion equal substance? assessing women's participation in peace processes : 2001-2022
Dissertation (MA (Diplomatic Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/100959 Does inclusion equal substance? assessing women's participation in peace processes : 2001-2022 Wielenga, Cori mokuenaT65@yahoo.co.uk Sokfa, John Mokuena, Tselane UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Substantive Participartion Descriptive Inclusion Mediation Dissertation (MA (Diplomatic Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Even though there has been burgeoning literature on women's participation in peacebuilding since the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, more studies are needed to determine the extent of women's substantive inclusion in peace processes. This study examines how women are included in peace processes in ways that allow them to make a substantive contribution. The study also analyses African conflicts in which women were involved as mediators or in any other substantive way, capturing their participation broadly within the peace processes. A purposive sample of illustrative cases from the continent is selected between 2001, when the UNSCR 1325 was adopted, and 2022, when the study ends. These case studies encompass the following regions: Central, West, the Horn of Africa, North East and East Africa and include the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC,) Central African Republic (CAR,) Liberia, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and Burundi. The research evaluates women's substantive participation in peace processes using the following criteria: representation, recognition, incorporation, a clear women’s agenda, access, advocacy, and support. The study demonstrates that while including women and engaging in peace processes is critical to ensuring gender equality and sustainable peace, inclusion alone does not always guarantee significant participation. The study interrogates the concepts of inclusion, substantive versus descriptive participation, and formal and informal tracks involving women in peace processes. Political Sciences MA (Diplomatic Studies) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-05: Gender equality 2025-02-15T19:37:20Z 2025-02-15T19:37:20Z 2025-04 2024-10 Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100959 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.28423985 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Substantive Participartion Descriptive Inclusion Mediation Does inclusion equal substance? assessing women's participation in peace processes : 2001-2022 |
| title | Does inclusion equal substance? assessing women's participation in peace processes : 2001-2022 |
| title_full | Does inclusion equal substance? assessing women's participation in peace processes : 2001-2022 |
| title_fullStr | Does inclusion equal substance? assessing women's participation in peace processes : 2001-2022 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does inclusion equal substance? assessing women's participation in peace processes : 2001-2022 |
| title_short | Does inclusion equal substance? assessing women's participation in peace processes : 2001-2022 |
| title_sort | does inclusion equal substance assessing women s participation in peace processes 2001 2022 |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Substantive Participartion Descriptive Inclusion Mediation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100959 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.28423985 |