The Participation of Women in Peace Processes: The Other Tables

International Catalan Institute for Peace, Working Paper No. 2010/5

59 Pages Posted: 12 Jul 2011

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María Villellas Ariño

Autonomous University of Barcelona - Escola de Cultura de Pau (ECP)

Date Written: May 2010

Abstract

This paper argues that women’s absence in peace processes cannot be explained by their alleged lack of experience in dialogue and negotiation, but by a serious lack of will to include them in such important initiatives of change. Women have wide ranging experience in dialogue processes including many war and post-war contexts, but there has been a deliberate lack of effort to integrate them in formal peace processes. After introducing the research framework, the paper addresses women’s involvement in peace, and analyzes the role played by women in peace processes, through the cases of Sri Lanka and Northern Ireland. The paper concludes that peace processes are as gendered as wars, and for that reason gender has to be a guiding line for including women in peace processes.

Keywords: peace processes, gender, feminist studies, resolution 1325, women’s participation

Suggested Citation

Villellas Ariño, María, The Participation of Women in Peace Processes: The Other Tables (May 2010). International Catalan Institute for Peace, Working Paper No. 2010/5, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1884189 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1884189

María Villellas Ariño (Contact Author)

Autonomous University of Barcelona - Escola de Cultura de Pau (ECP) ( email )

Edifici MRA (Mòdul Recerca A)
Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193
Spain

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