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Protecting Women from Violence in the United Nations Protection of Civilians Sites, South Sudan

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Ibreck, Rachel·2024·Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
DOI 10.1080/17502977.2023.2215604
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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.

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Authors
Ibreck, R.
Affiliations
Goldsmiths University of London (GB)
Corresponding author
Ibreck, Rachel
ORCID
Ibreck, Rachel
Venue
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2023-05-26
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
61-80
ISSN
  • 1750-2977 (ISSN-L)
  • 1750-2985
DOI
10.1080/17502977.2023.2215604
OpenAlex
W4378471663
Cited by
10
References
44
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2
FWCI
4.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Goldsmiths (University of London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • UKAID-funded Conflict Research Programme at the London School of Economics (GB-1-2044280)
  • Global Challenges Research Fund
  • UKAID-AHRC (AH/T007524/1)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Security, and Conflict
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Global Peace and Security Dynamics
Keywords
civilian protection, sexual and gender-based violence, women's rights, UN peacekeeping, South Sudan conflict, everyday politics, women, peace and security, displaced persons, safe haven, international peacebuilding

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