- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- List of Contributors
- Women, Peace, and Security: A Transformative Agenda?
- Peace and Security from a Feminist Perspective
- Adoption of 1325 Resolution
- Civil Society’s Leadership in Adopting 1325 Resolution
- Scholarly Debates and Contested Meanings of WPS
- Advocacy and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
- WPS as a Political Movement
- Locating Masculinities in WPS
- WPS and Adopted Security Council Resolutions
- WPS and Gender Mainstreaming
- The Production of the 2015 Global Study
- WPS and Conflict Prevention
- What Works in Participation
- What Works (and Fails) in Protection
- What Works in Relief and Recovery
- Where the WPS Pillars Intersect
- WPS and Female Peacekeepers
- WPS and SEA in Peacekeeping Operations
- WPS and Peacekeeping Economies
- WPS in Military Training and Socialization
- WPS and Policing: New Terrain
- WPS, States, and the National Action Plans
- WPS inside the United Nations
- WPS and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sexual Violence in Conflict
- WPS and the Human Rights Council
- WPS and International Financial Institutions
- WPS and the International Criminal Court
- WPS and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- WPS and the African Union
- WPS and the Association of South East Asian Nations
- WPS and the Pacific Islands Forum
- WPS and the Organization of American States
- WPS and Civil Society
- WPS and Transnational Feminist Networks
- Delivering WPS Protection in All Female Peacekeeping Force: The Case of Liberia
- Securing Participation and Protection in Peace Agreements: The Case of Colombia
- WPS and Women’s Roles in Conflict-Prevention: The Case of Bougainville
- Women in Rebellion: The Case of Sierra Leone
- Protecting Displaced Women and Girls: The Case of Syria
- Donor States Delivering on WPS: The Case of Norway
- WPS as Diplomatic Vocation: The Case of China
- Women Controlling Arms, Building Peace: The Case of the Philippines
- Testing the WPS Agenda: The Case of Afghanistan
- Mainstreaming WPS in the Armed Forces: The Case of Australia
- WPS and Responsibility to Protect
- WPS and Protection of Civilians
- WPS, Children, and Armed Conflict
- WPS, Gender, and Disabilities
- WPS and Humanitarian Action
- WPS, Migration, and Displacement
- WPS and LGBTI Rights
- WPS and CEDAW, Optional Protocol, and General Recommendations
- Women’s Roles in CVE
- WPS and Arms Trade Treaty
- WPS and Sustainable Development Goals
- WPS and the Convention against Torture
- WPS and Climate Change
- Global Study: Looking Forward
- Measuring WPS: A New Global Index
- Pursuing Gender Security
- The Challenge of Foreign Policy in the WPS Agenda
- Networked Advocacy
- Women’s Peacemaking in South Asia
- WPS, Peace Negotiations, and Peace Agreements
- The WPS Agenda: A Postcolonial Critique
- The WPS Agenda and Strategy for the Twenty-First Century
- The Challenges of Monitoring and Analyzing WPS for Scholars
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
The four pillars of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 are typically understood as prevention; protection; participation; and relief and recovery. While theoretically these pillars are conceived of as equally important to the advancement of the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda, the operationalization of each has been highly uneven. Most Security Council resolutions that followed Resolution 1325 on WPS focused on protection, with participation and prevention receiving less attention. Similarly, WPS-related interventions in conflict-affected contexts frequently focus exclusively on protection without drawing possible synergies from the other pillars. This chapter explores the challenges and opportunities of “cross-pillar engagement” in conflict and post-conflict situations, arguing that greater emphasis on participation would lead to gains in all four areas and beyond. I suggest that understandings of participation need to evolve beyond merely taking part. To more effectively challenge the gendered power structures that continue to hinder progress, women seeking peace and equality need to adopt a transformative, feminist approach to participation.
Keywords: four pillars, participation, cross-pillar engagement, transformative approach, conflict, post-conflict
Marie O’Reilly is a peace and security consultant and Senior Adviser at Peace Is Loud, New York, USA.
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- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- List of Contributors
- Women, Peace, and Security: A Transformative Agenda?
- Peace and Security from a Feminist Perspective
- Adoption of 1325 Resolution
- Civil Society’s Leadership in Adopting 1325 Resolution
- Scholarly Debates and Contested Meanings of WPS
- Advocacy and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
- WPS as a Political Movement
- Locating Masculinities in WPS
- WPS and Adopted Security Council Resolutions
- WPS and Gender Mainstreaming
- The Production of the 2015 Global Study
- WPS and Conflict Prevention
- What Works in Participation
- What Works (and Fails) in Protection
- What Works in Relief and Recovery
- Where the WPS Pillars Intersect
- WPS and Female Peacekeepers
- WPS and SEA in Peacekeeping Operations
- WPS and Peacekeeping Economies
- WPS in Military Training and Socialization
- WPS and Policing: New Terrain
- WPS, States, and the National Action Plans
- WPS inside the United Nations
- WPS and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sexual Violence in Conflict
- WPS and the Human Rights Council
- WPS and International Financial Institutions
- WPS and the International Criminal Court
- WPS and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- WPS and the African Union
- WPS and the Association of South East Asian Nations
- WPS and the Pacific Islands Forum
- WPS and the Organization of American States
- WPS and Civil Society
- WPS and Transnational Feminist Networks
- Delivering WPS Protection in All Female Peacekeeping Force: The Case of Liberia
- Securing Participation and Protection in Peace Agreements: The Case of Colombia
- WPS and Women’s Roles in Conflict-Prevention: The Case of Bougainville
- Women in Rebellion: The Case of Sierra Leone
- Protecting Displaced Women and Girls: The Case of Syria
- Donor States Delivering on WPS: The Case of Norway
- WPS as Diplomatic Vocation: The Case of China
- Women Controlling Arms, Building Peace: The Case of the Philippines
- Testing the WPS Agenda: The Case of Afghanistan
- Mainstreaming WPS in the Armed Forces: The Case of Australia
- WPS and Responsibility to Protect
- WPS and Protection of Civilians
- WPS, Children, and Armed Conflict
- WPS, Gender, and Disabilities
- WPS and Humanitarian Action
- WPS, Migration, and Displacement
- WPS and LGBTI Rights
- WPS and CEDAW, Optional Protocol, and General Recommendations
- Women’s Roles in CVE
- WPS and Arms Trade Treaty
- WPS and Sustainable Development Goals
- WPS and the Convention against Torture
- WPS and Climate Change
- Global Study: Looking Forward
- Measuring WPS: A New Global Index
- Pursuing Gender Security
- The Challenge of Foreign Policy in the WPS Agenda
- Networked Advocacy
- Women’s Peacemaking in South Asia
- WPS, Peace Negotiations, and Peace Agreements
- The WPS Agenda: A Postcolonial Critique
- The WPS Agenda and Strategy for the Twenty-First Century
- The Challenges of Monitoring and Analyzing WPS for Scholars
- Index