Gender dimensions of DDR – beyond victimization and dehumanization: tracking the thematic

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Hauge, Wenche Iren (2019) Gender dimensions of DDR – beyond victimization and dehumanization: tracking the thematic, International Feminist Journal of Politics. DOI: 10.1080/14616742.2019.1673669.

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In much of the early literature on gender dimensions of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) processes – from the 1980s and 1990s – the focus was on women as victims in conflict and DDR processes. This article reviews the literature on gender dimensions of DDR processes, exploring its many different topics – such as discussions of the definition of combatants, the political economy of DDR processes, group identity, cultural contexts, and masculinity – while focusing the discussion on the representation of female and male combatants of armed groups along the victim–actor axis. It furthermore analyzes the consequences of these representations for the way in which DDR processes are structured, and for who is allowed to participate in them. Finally, the article questions the push toward normalization in DDR processes and the neglect of progressive changes in gender relations within armed groups during war.

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