Under Construction

Toward a Theory and Praxis of Queer Peacebuilding

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ID4518271
AuthorsSamuel Ritholtz (0000-0002-6301-0076, European University Institute), José Fernando Serrano-Amaya, José Fernando Serrano‐amaya (Universidad de los Andes), Jamie J Hagen (0000-0002-0998-9359, Queen's University Belfast), Melanie Judge (0000-0001-5038-2113, University of Cape Town)
Year2023
Issue83
Pages3-22
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Estudios Sociales (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0123-885X • E-ISSN: 1900-5180
PublisherUniversidad de los Andes (PUBLISHER • VE)
DOI10.7440/res83.2023.01
OpenAlexW4315474416
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited74

This article explores what queer as a concept brings to peacebuilding, presenting a guiding framework and introduction for a special issue on queer peacebuilding. It offers an initial approach to the topic, which means to center queer and trans perspectives of peace and bring queer epistemologies to bear on how peace is constituted so as to rearticulate the concept both in theory and praxis. In doing so, it addresses an unexamined gap in peacebuilding efforts to achieve gender justice and inclusive security in conflict-affected societies, namely the unique experiences of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer) individuals and their collective efforts to achieve social justice in these contexts. The authors approach the topic of queer peacebuilding through three questions: What is queer peacebuilding?, 'Why is queer peacebuilding important? and What can queer peacebuilding contribute? While the impacts of queer peacebuilding in sites of contentious politics around the globe are visible, it remains an emergent and somewhat elusive concept, still under construction within peace and security scholarship and practice. By presenting a conceptualization of the notion of queer peacebuiling, the authors seek to further academic efforts to construct and analyze queer peace

Criminology · Peacebuilding · Political economy · Political science · Praxis · Queer · Queer theory · Restorative justice · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Political Conflict and Governance

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