‘They Were Going to the Beach, Acting like Tourists, Drinking, Chasing Girls’
A Mixed-Methods Study on Community Perceptions of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers in Haiti
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22010279 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carla King (0000-0003-0851-4906, Queen's University), Sabine Lee (0000-0002-4803-298X, University of Birmingham), Susan A Bartel (0000-0003-2782-3480, Queen's University, corresponding author), Susan A Bartels |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 10 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Stability International Journal of Security and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2165-2627 • E-ISSN: 2165-2627 |
| Publisher | Department of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5334/sta.766 |
| OpenAlex | W3028265432 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 34 |
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has been marred by reports of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) perpetrated against local women/girls. However, there is very limited empirical evidence on the community’s perceptions regarding these sexual interactions. Through a mixed-methods approach, this article examines community experiences and perceptions of SEA, with three prominent themes arising: peacekeepers as tourists, peacekeepers as sexual exploiters and abusers, and peacekeepers as ideal partners. Uruguayan (n = 107, 28.1 per cent) and Brazilian personnel (n = 83, 21.8 per cent) were most commonly named in SEA narratives. We explore how these perceptions of MINUSTAH peacekeepers undermine the purpose and legitimacy of UN peace support operations, and propose strategies to prevent and address peacekeeper-perpetrated SEA
Art · Criminology · Environmental health · Legitimacy · Narrative · Peacekeeping · Perception · Poison control · Political science · Sexual abuse · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Medicine · Peacebuilding and International Security · Psychology · Public Administration · Sex work and related issues
Proactive and reactive responses to pregnancies resulting from sexual exploitation and abuse
Children Born of War
Cholera in the Time of Minustah
A cross-sectional study of community perceptions of stigmatization amongst women affected by UN-peacekeeper perpetrated sexual exploitation and abuse
There Was a Bagpiper Playing Amazing Grace, and I Broke Down Sobbing
Participant and narrative characteristics associated with host community members sharing experiences of peacekeeper-perpetrated sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Born between war and peace
“When It’s a Girl, They Have a Chance to Have Sex With Them. When It’s a Boy…They Have Been Known to Rape Them”
UNsupported
Love, Sex, and Exchange in the Context of Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Development of an Index to Measure the Exposure Level of UN Peacekeeper-Perpetrated Sexual Exploitation/Abuse in Women/Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo
It was with my consent since he was providing me with money”
They were just enjoying love and she was making money’
At the end of their relationship, that man offered her a house’
They came with cholera when they were tired of killing us with bullets’
His Future will not be Bright”
Even peacekeepers expect something in return’
Revisiting the understanding of “transactional sex” in sub-Saharan Africa
Life in a ‘Peace-kept’ City
Transactions and Interactions
Parades, Parties and Pests
Perceptions of Peacebuilding
Peacekeeper Babies’
Gendered Culture in Peacekeeping Operations
Women and peace and security’
They Put a Few Coins in Your Hand to Drop a Baby in You’
The Kosovo intervention and collective self‐defence
The gender mainstreaming gap
Women, peacekeeping and peacemaking
Peacekeepers’ Privilege and Sexual Abuse in Post-Conflict Populations
Peacekeepers as Perpetrators of Abuse
UNaccountable
United Nations peacekeeping dynamics and the duration of post-civil conflict peace
Sustaining the Peace
Reevaluating Peacekeeping Effectiveness
Using thematic analysis in psychology
U.N. Peacekeeping Forces and the Demand for Sex Trafficking
Blue Helmets, Red Flags
Conditional Protection? Sex, Gender, and Discourse in UN Peacekeeping
United Nations Peacekeeping and Civilian Protection in Civil War
Beyond the hegemonic in the study of militaries, masculinities, and war
Problematizing military masculinity, intersectionality and male vulnerability in feminist critical military studies
Keeping the peace
Cooperation, information, and keeping the peace
Explaining sexual exploitation and abuse in peacekeeping missions
Beyond Keeping Peace
Hegemonic Masculinity and the Possibility of Change in Gender Relations
Peacekeepers, Masculinities, and Sexual Exploitation
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |