Skip to main content

LUP Student Papers

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Social Recovery from Conflict: A feminist study of IFI policies in post-peace agreement Colombia

Nilsson, Olivia LU (2022) SIMZ11 20221
Graduate School
Abstract
In recent decades, international financial institutions (IFIs) have become loud advocates for gender equality in development and post-conflict recovery contexts. Several organisations have incorporated standalone objectives of women’s empowerment and gender equality in their work. However, feminist scholars have aimed critique towards IFIs for perpetuating already existing inequalities in post-conflict societies with neoliberal reforms that favour recovery of the economic system rather than social aspects of recovery. This thesis explores this topic further through the case of Colombia. To add to the understanding of social recovery from conflict, the thesis uses a combination of theoretical frameworks, feminist post-conflict recovery and... (More)
In recent decades, international financial institutions (IFIs) have become loud advocates for gender equality in development and post-conflict recovery contexts. Several organisations have incorporated standalone objectives of women’s empowerment and gender equality in their work. However, feminist scholars have aimed critique towards IFIs for perpetuating already existing inequalities in post-conflict societies with neoliberal reforms that favour recovery of the economic system rather than social aspects of recovery. This thesis explores this topic further through the case of Colombia. To add to the understanding of social recovery from conflict, the thesis uses a combination of theoretical frameworks, feminist post-conflict recovery and gender centrality, to analyse country-specific policy documents from three IFIs: the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the OECD. The material was coded in NVivo and analysed using qualitative content analysis. The thesis concludes that IFIs, despite claiming to work towards the inclusion of women in their policies, largely fail to meaningfully address the structural impediments to women’s empowerment and instead tend to emphasise and support the country’s overall growth. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
Nilsson, Olivia LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMZ11 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
international financial institutions, post-conflict recovery, social recovery, feminist international political economy, gender centrality, Colombia, qualitative content analysis
language
English
id
9079686
date added to LUP
2022-06-23 10:57:19
date last changed
2022-06-23 10:57:19
@misc{9079686,
  abstract     = {{In recent decades, international financial institutions (IFIs) have become loud advocates for gender equality in development and post-conflict recovery contexts. Several organisations have incorporated standalone objectives of women’s empowerment and gender equality in their work. However, feminist scholars have aimed critique towards IFIs for perpetuating already existing inequalities in post-conflict societies with neoliberal reforms that favour recovery of the economic system rather than social aspects of recovery. This thesis explores this topic further through the case of Colombia. To add to the understanding of social recovery from conflict, the thesis uses a combination of theoretical frameworks, feminist post-conflict recovery and gender centrality, to analyse country-specific policy documents from three IFIs: the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the OECD. The material was coded in NVivo and analysed using qualitative content analysis. The thesis concludes that IFIs, despite claiming to work towards the inclusion of women in their policies, largely fail to meaningfully address the structural impediments to women’s empowerment and instead tend to emphasise and support the country’s overall growth.}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Olivia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Social Recovery from Conflict: A feminist study of IFI policies in post-peace agreement Colombia}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}