Ibreck, Rachel. 2024. Protecting Women from Violence in the United Nations Protection of Civilians Sites, South Sudan? Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 18(1), pp. 61-80. ISSN 1750-2977 [Article]

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This article explores the everyday politics of protecting women from war and atrocities, based on ethnographic work within the United Nations Protection of Civilians sites, South Sudan. It examines the heterogenous ways that peacekeepers and displaced people conceptualised and enacted women's rights and protection inside the sites. Protection and gender were variously interpreted, resisted, and transformed. But sexual and gender-based violence remained rife in these makeshift ‘safe havens’. These experiences demonstrate that international peacebuilders cannot impose gendered protection. They must engage with local authorities and activists to promote women, peace and security in warzones.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2023.2215604
Additional Information:	The research was supported by the Conflict Research Programme, led by the London School of Economics and Political Science, and funded by UK aid from the UK government; however the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK government’s official policies. It was also enabled by a small grant from Goldsmiths, University of London, and by the UKAID-AHRC funded Safety of Strangers project at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, LSE (AHRC grant – AH/T007524/1).
Keywords:	South Sudan; sexual violence; peacekeeping; civilian protection; women’s rights
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Politics
Dates:	Date Event 16 May 2023 Accepted 26 May 2023 Published Online 2024 Published
Item ID:	33549
Date Deposited:	26 May 2023 13:14
Last Modified:	26 Apr 2024 15:38
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/33549

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