The Impact of Peacekeeping Missions on Women’s Empowerment

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ID6340249
AuthorsShannon Lindsey Blanton (0000-0001-5280-0454, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA, corresponding author), Dursun Peksen (0000-0002-4305-7360, University of Memphis, TN, USA), Robert G Blanton (0000-0001-7667-2725, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA)
Year2023
Volume76
Issue4
Pages1872-1887
Publication date2023-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Research Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10659129231181594
OpenAlexW4379795445
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited52

What effect do peacekeeping operations (PKOs) have on women’s empowerment? The gendered consequences of peacekeeping have long been an issue of contention. Stung by multiple cases of peacekeepers directly engaging in sexual exploitation and abuse, the United Nations took measures to mainstream gender equality within PKO goals, ranging from protection from sexual violence to the encouragement of female participation in peacebuilding processes. Yet while a growing body of research has begun to provide insights into the gendered aspects of the PKOs themselves, much less is known about the broader gendered impact of PKOs on the host countries. To better understand these effects, we examine the extent to which PKOs serve to advance female empowerment in terms of women’s participation in official political channels as well as women’s civil liberties and active involvement in civil society participation. Examining these linkages from 1970–2013, we find that multidimensional PKOs are conducive to growing levels of women’s empowerment, though such growth decreases considerably after the conclusion of the PKO

Empowerment · Mainstream · Peacebuilding · Peacekeeping · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration

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