Funding Precarity and Women's Peace Work in Colombia, Nepal, and Northern Ireland

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ID6147090
AuthorsAlba Rosa Boer Cueva (0000-0002-7541-7770, The University of Sydney), Keshab Giri (0000-0003-1388-1057, The University of Sydney), Caitlin Hamilton (0000-0002-0996-8144, The University of Sydney), Laura J Shepherd (0000-0003-3069-8596, The University of Sydney)
Year2022
Volume2
Issue3
Publication date2022-05-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2634-3797 • E-ISSN: 2634-3797
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/isagsq/ksac034
OpenAlexW4285289437
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited49

Civil society supports peace work in many ways, including through education, advocacy, health outreach, data gathering, expertise- and experience-sharing, event-running, community mobilization, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding. However, there are limited funds available to support this work, even though key development, peace, and security actors, including the United Nations Secretary-General, have acknowledged that developing the capacity of civil society to support peacebuilding efforts required increased investment. Scarcity of funding has created important political dynamics that affect the work that civil society can do. This study uses a qualitative semi-structured interview design to elicit information about donor funding dynamics and imperatives from expert research informants across three conflict-affected countries: Colombia, Nepal, and Northern Ireland. We explore funding dynamics, various organizational features that influence mobilization strategies, and the impact of COVID-19 on women's civil society groups working on peacebuilding. We argue that, while it is an ongoing concern, scarcity of funding is not the only inhibitor to effective peace work. Donor priorities, and embedded assumptions about the value of peace work—largely undertaken by women and women-led organizations—also challenge the viability of continued efforts toward sustainable peace

Civil society · Economic growth · Economics · Outreach · Peacebuilding · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Scarcity · Sociology · Work (physics · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Peacebuilding and International Security · Religion, Society, and Development · Public Administration

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