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Better never means better for everyone. En kritisk diskursanalys av Gender mainstreaming och genderwashing i FNs reformer efter våldtäktsskandalen 2014.

Lion, Emilia LU (2025) STVK04 20242
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This paper aims to examine UN Resolution 2272 (2016), the Voluntary Compact on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (2017) and the Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (2024), with a particular focus on the analysis of 'gender mainstreaming' and 'genderwashing', in the UN's actions to address sexual abuse and power imbalances. The aim of the paper is to critically examine the UN's use of gender mainstreaming and identify potential genderwashing in their reform efforts following the rape scandal in the Central African Republic. The study will use an intersectional feminist theory and a critical discourse analysis in combination with the WPR framework where analytical questions have been... (More)
This paper aims to examine UN Resolution 2272 (2016), the Voluntary Compact on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (2017) and the Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (2024), with a particular focus on the analysis of 'gender mainstreaming' and 'genderwashing', in the UN's actions to address sexual abuse and power imbalances. The aim of the paper is to critically examine the UN's use of gender mainstreaming and identify potential genderwashing in their reform efforts following the rape scandal in the Central African Republic. The study will use an intersectional feminist theory and a critical discourse analysis in combination with the WPR framework where analytical questions have been created. The study's conclusion shows that the UN reforms following the rape scandal in the Central African Republic in 2014, partly recognize gender-related power imbalances and have some ambition to use gender mainstreaming. However, the measures focus mainly on administrative solutions such as reporting systems and training, rather than addressing structural power imbalances within the UN. The analysis also concludes that genderwashing emerges, as gender equality discourses are used to strengthen the UN's legitimacy instead of creating long-term structural changes. Finally, the analysis concludes that the reforms are limited in preventing sexual abuse. (Less)
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Lion, Emilia LU
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STVK04 20242
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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Gender mainstreaming, Genderwashing, maktobalanser, FN, Resolution 2272, Voluntary compact, Special Measures
language
Swedish
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9179525
date added to LUP
2025-03-04 12:54:40
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2025-03-04 12:54:40
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  abstract     = {{This paper aims to examine UN Resolution 2272 (2016), the Voluntary Compact on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (2017) and the Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (2024), with a particular focus on the analysis of 'gender mainstreaming' and 'genderwashing', in the UN's actions to address sexual abuse and power imbalances. The aim of the paper is to critically examine the UN's use of gender mainstreaming and identify potential genderwashing in their reform efforts following the rape scandal in the Central African Republic. The study will use an intersectional feminist theory and a critical discourse analysis in combination with the WPR framework where analytical questions have been created. The study's conclusion shows that the UN reforms following the rape scandal in the Central African Republic in 2014, partly recognize gender-related power imbalances and have some ambition to use gender mainstreaming. However, the measures focus mainly on administrative solutions such as reporting systems and training, rather than addressing structural power imbalances within the UN. The analysis also concludes that genderwashing emerges, as gender equality discourses are used to strengthen the UN's legitimacy instead of creating long-term structural changes. Finally, the analysis concludes that the reforms are limited in preventing sexual abuse.}},
  author       = {{Lion, Emilia}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Better never means better for everyone. En kritisk diskursanalys av Gender mainstreaming och genderwashing i FNs reformer efter våldtäktsskandalen 2014.}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}