The use of participatory gender analysis for violence reduction in (post-) conflict settings: A study of a community education project in northern Uganda

Abstract

Purpose

The research aimed to study the effects of participatory gender analysis.

Design/methodology/approach

This occurred within a community-based education project that was implemented in Ugandan Acholiland after the return from the displacement camps at the end of the civil war. The chapter describes the approach and analyses the impact.

Findings

Such analysis was shown to be very effective but this does not mean the community has been completely transformed.

Practical and social implications

Nevertheless, it shows the importance of participatory gender analysis for sociocultural transformation at community level.

Originality/value

This chapter makes a contribution to the literature on the use of participatory gender analysis in the global south.

Citation

Harris, C. (2014), "The use of participatory gender analysis for violence reduction in (post-) conflict settings: A study of a community education project in northern Uganda", Gendered Perspectives on Conflict and Violence: Part B (Advances in Gender Research, Vol. 18B), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 145-170. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-21262014000018B010