Transnational Feminism and Norm Diffusion in Peace Processes

The Cases of Burundi and Northern Ireland

Bibliographic Data

ID12903504
AuthorsMiriam J Anderson (0000-0003-0896-8457, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume4
Issue1
Pages1-21
Publication date2010-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intervention and Statebuilding (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1750-2977 • E-ISSN: 1750-2985
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17502970903086727
OpenAlexW2044412939
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited38

This essay offers an explanation for how and why women's rights are included in contemporary peace agreements. I identify six causal mechanisms by which women secured participation and women's rights in the peace processes of Burundi (1998–2000) and Northern Ireland (1996–98). First, violent conflict and peace talks produce the conditions of 'grievance' and 'optimism' necessary for social movement mobilization. Second, women use 'procedural grafting' to demand inclusion in peace processes. Third, they use 'strategic essentialism' to overcome the ethno-political divisions of the conflict. Fourth, women call upon relevant practices used in peace processes of the Global South. Fifth, high-level actors may influence peace processes to further international objectives. Sixth, women's involvement with transnational feminist networks facilitates the reproduction of international human rights language

Essentialism · Feminism · Grievance · Human rights · Nationalism · Norm (philosophy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security

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