Blog post archive

Wednesday, 27 Nov 2024
Making Women Combatants Visible: Steps Towards Gender-Responsive Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration

In October the Security Council met for its annual Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Open Debate under the theme of “Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment.” Despite the WPS agenda’s goals for including women in all aspects of security and peace-making, their participation in disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR), ...

Saturday, 4 Jun 2022
Mass Shootings Are Mostly Committed by Men: How Might a Gender Lens Help Us Understand This?

Two recent mass shootings in the U.S. have once again drawn attention to its high rate of gun violence and mass shootings. The sheer number of guns in the U.S. and the ease by which they can be purchased are undoubtedly parts of the explanation. What those factors don’t explain ...

Saturday, 12 Mar 2022
Fascism and Masculine Ideals - Thoughts on the Russian War in Ukraine

The renewed Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is still raging on, and our thoughts naturally turn to the ways in which we can provide assistance and aid to both the defenders and the victims. If one simultaneously wishes to take an analytical look at the broader picture, there are ...

Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021
The Differing Masculinities of Trump and Biden

On January 20th, 2021, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, marking the end of four tumultuous years. It would be an understatement to say that Donald Trump and Joe Biden are two very different leaders, and we can expect that there will be ...