CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Shekhar, Tushita |
|---|---|
| Title | The Paradox Of Unscr 1325: Analysing Trends In Un Peacekeeping Operations Since 2000 |
| Summary | In 2000, the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) was passed (NGO Committee on Education 2000) which encompassed three main themes: protection, representation and gender perspective (NGO Committee on Education 2000). It officially recognized women as an integral part of the security sector, shifting their perceived role from a weak and helpless victim to productive actors of change. Despite almost 20 years since UNSCR 1325, the resolution has failed to achieve its goals with low levels of female representation and participation, while the UN peacekeepers are themselves committing sexual and gender based violence against their female counterparts and the host population. The failure is usually attributed to the culture of militarized masculinity in UN Department of Peace (DPO) and the masculine culture prevalent in the host country resulting in institutional barriers in implementing the resolution. The thesis provides an alternate explanation which not only argues that the problematic framing of the resolution itself is the root cause of its failure, but it also paradoxically perpetuates gender inequality. The study begins by outlining the need of incorporating a gendered perspective in security sector which resulted in the passage of UNSCR 1325. Thereupon, the barriers and policy implications of the resolution are critically analyzed in terms of the problematic framing of the resolution itself, which reinforces and promotes the masculine culture by perpetuating gender stereotypes, as evidenced in the case study of UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). It concludes by recommending various policy options that the Troop contributing countries (TCCs), and the UN Department of Peace should adopt to ensure that gender equality is achieved in peacekeeping operations (PKOs) and domestic security institutions, while also highlighting the potential challenges to implementing some of these recommendations. |
| Supervisor | Large, Daniel |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/shekhar_tushita.pdf |
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