Publication
Title
Gender, sexuality, and violence in humanitarian crises
Author
Abstract
Gender, sexuality, and violence have attracted significant attention in the sphere of humanitarianism in recent years. While this shift builds on the earlier Gender and Development approach and the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda, analytical depth is lacking in practice. Notably, gender often means a singular concern for women, neglecting questions of agency and the dynamic and changing realities of gendered power relations. This introductory paper examines why this neglect occurs and proposes a more relational approach to gender. It explores how the contributions to this special issue of Disasters revisit classic gender issues pertaining to violence, livelihoods, and institutions in different settings of humanitarian emergencies, while expanding one's vision beyond them. It draws from the seven papers a number of lessons for humanitarianism, concerning the entangled nature of gender relations, the risks of the unintended effects of gender programming, and the importance of paying sustained attention to how gender relations unfold in a time of crisis.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Disasters. - Oxford
Publication
Oxford : 2018
ISSN
0361-3666 [print]
1467-7717 [online]
DOI
10.1111/DISA.12276
Volume/pages
42 :s:[1] (2018) , p. S3-S16
ISI
000444215800001
Pubmed ID
29281135
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Publication type
Subject
Law 
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 11.01.2018
Last edited 09.10.2023
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