Rue de Lausanne, 132
in Geneva 1202
How does peace become sustainable and what role do gender relations play in the creation of sustainable peace? The question pre-occupies both academics and policy-makers. Scholarly research has postulated that there is a correlation between gender equality and the likelihood that countries solve conflicts violently. Conversely, in the policy world, there is an ongoing push for convergence between post-war humanitarian and development approaches with an eye towards fostering the structural changes necessary to make peace sustainable.
The proposed study day will provide an opportunity for interested stakeholders in the international Geneva policy network to engage with recent scholarship in the field of gender and peacebuilding.
Agenda
12:15 -13:15 Keynote Address
Carol Cohn (University of Massachusetts, Boston; Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights)
Beyond the “Women, Peace and Security” Agenda: Why We Need a Feminist Roadmap for Sustainable Peace
13:15-14:00 Lunch Reception
14:00-15:15 Panel I: Gender and Conflict Management
Chair: Thania Paffenholz (Inclusive Peace and Transition Initiative)
Christelle Rigual (Graduate Institute, Geneva), Joy Onyesoh (WILFP Nigeria), and Wening Udasmoro (Gadjah Madha University, Yogjakarta)
Gendered Mechanisms of Managing Ethno-religious Conflict: Comparative Findings from Indonesia and Nigeria
Theresa Schroeder (Radford University)
Security and Stereotypes: Barriers to Women in Politics and Society
Discussants: Amanda Fazzone (Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund, GCERF); Scott Weber (Interpeace) (TBC)
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45-17:00 Panel II: Political Economy of Gender and Peacebuilding
Chair: Daniel de Torres (Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, DCAF)
Claire Duncanson (University of Edinburgh)
Economic Empowerment in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Carrie Reiling (University of California, Irvine)
Incorporating Development into the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda
Discussants: Ursula Keller (Swiss Development Cooperation); Mariama Williams (South Centre) (TBC)
17:00-17:30 Take-aways: Moving the Agenda Forward
Carol Cohn (Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights)
This event is organised with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Oak Foundation, in partnership with the Maison de la paix Gender & Diversity Hub and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform.
Registration : http://graduateinstitute.ch/lang/fr/pid/11078/_/events/gender/2017/research-frontiers-in-gender-and