Discussing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Instrumentalist or Rights-Based Approaches?

Nov 23, 2021 | Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS)
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UNSC Resolution 1325 is credited with two achievements: First, it established a gendered perspective on violence and war, by stating that women and girls suffer disproportionately from war and violence. Second, it recognized that women can be resourceful and effective actors in the field of peacebuilding. This latter perspective is instrumentalist. In this view, women’s inclusion and participation in peace-building activities will lead to better outcomes; hence women’s inclusion and participation are instrumental for more effective peacebuilding activities. Such instrumentalist claims often inform policy making and are regularly made by a wide array of political actors. A recent systematic review on instrumentais claims suggest, however, that there is no evidence for such instrumentalist claims, and that the WPS agenda would benefit more from rights-based approaches.

This event includes a presentation of the main results of the first ever systematic review of instrumentalist WPS claims, followed by a panel discussion.

Who: Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS)

When: November 23rd, 2021

Where: Online