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1 – 10 of 187Existing literature on the post-war agency of women combatants focuses on macro-level political and economic processes as measures of their agency in the post-war society. I try…
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Existing literature on the post-war agency of women combatants focuses on macro-level political and economic processes as measures of their agency in the post-war society. I try to present a more complicated and complete picture of women ex-combatants' experiences of post-war agency by including socio-cognitive process to understand their post-war experiences. After categorising the extant research into four categories – post-war as regression; structural forces shaping post-war regression; situated agency of women ex-combatants; and micro-politics of post-war – I introduce the concept of ‘strategic silence’. This concept indicates the capacity of female ex-combatants to consciously stay silent and to highlight the collective gains and empowerment for women while sacrificing the self. Secondly, I introduce the concept of ‘epistemic resistance’ which captures their ability to resist dominant narratives of social transformation by the Maoists in Nepal. I focus specifically on narratives around marriage during the insurgency. I conducted 39 extensive interviews during my fieldwork in Nepal (2017–2018) involving female ex-combatants, their leaders (male and female) and experts. This chapter makes an important intervention in feminist security studies and feminist international relations through a specific focus on gender in post-war reconstruction and peacebuilding.
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MOZAMBIQUE: Insurgency will survive leader’s death
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281563
ISSN: 2633-304X
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BURKINA FASO: Army massacres will fuel insurgency
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278616
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PHILIPPINES: Country faces parallel insurgencies
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283777
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With the war in Tigray still not fully resolved, another war threatens to erupt around Amhara region
These form part of a broader procurement effort to secure a variety of drones for both surveillance and strike capabilities aimed at upgrading Nigeria’s military capabilities and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282059
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Beyond the major security and humanitarian concerns this is generating, it has also worried investors who were already hesitant about supporting the restart of liquefied natural…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285826
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BURKINA FASO: Coup fears may hurt counter-insurgency
This occurs as the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso has escalated significantly. Government recruitment of communal militias in late 2022 has led to ethnic cleansing in some…
The Kurds remain under constant pressure, with controlled parameters for political and social expression, including via a politically dominated judicial system. Kurdish alienation…