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Palestinian Youth - A study of gendered insecurities and agency

Warrer, Sarah Vallentin LU (2019) FKVK02 20191
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Youth present either a risk or a great opportunity for change. Traditionally youth
have been perceived in binary terms of either as victim of wars or as threats to peace
and security. The UNSCR 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security presents a shift in
the perception of young people, now regarding them as agents of peace and security.
This thesis will shed light on young Palestinians through a case study and pursue to
investigate how one can understand the experience of insecurities that they face in
their everyday life and how it may affect their agency. In order to do so, the thesis
uses a feminist security approach, in order to unravel some of the underlying and
interrelated factors of different forms of violence harming young... (More)
Youth present either a risk or a great opportunity for change. Traditionally youth
have been perceived in binary terms of either as victim of wars or as threats to peace
and security. The UNSCR 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security presents a shift in
the perception of young people, now regarding them as agents of peace and security.
This thesis will shed light on young Palestinians through a case study and pursue to
investigate how one can understand the experience of insecurities that they face in
their everyday life and how it may affect their agency. In order to do so, the thesis
uses a feminist security approach, in order to unravel some of the underlying and
interrelated factors of different forms of violence harming young Palestinians. Only
by adding a gender lens and a broadened concept of security can gendered
insecurities be unpacked. Reaching through the spheres of external and internal,
domestic and public, I have identified interrelated structures, showing how the
Israeli occupation work as an enforcement of a gendered hierarchy deeply rooted in
patriarchal structures, thus affecting and harming youth’s ability to engage agency. (Less)
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author
Warrer, Sarah Vallentin LU
supervisor
organization
course
FKVK02 20191
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Palestinian, Youth, Agency, Security, Gender
language
English
id
8977753
date added to LUP
2019-09-06 10:22:26
date last changed
2019-09-06 10:22:26
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  abstract     = {{Youth present either a risk or a great opportunity for change. Traditionally youth
have been perceived in binary terms of either as victim of wars or as threats to peace
and security. The UNSCR 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security presents a shift in
the perception of young people, now regarding them as agents of peace and security.
This thesis will shed light on young Palestinians through a case study and pursue to
investigate how one can understand the experience of insecurities that they face in
their everyday life and how it may affect their agency. In order to do so, the thesis
uses a feminist security approach, in order to unravel some of the underlying and
interrelated factors of different forms of violence harming young Palestinians. Only
by adding a gender lens and a broadened concept of security can gendered
insecurities be unpacked. Reaching through the spheres of external and internal,
domestic and public, I have identified interrelated structures, showing how the
Israeli occupation work as an enforcement of a gendered hierarchy deeply rooted in
patriarchal structures, thus affecting and harming youth’s ability to engage agency.}},
  author       = {{Warrer, Sarah Vallentin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Palestinian Youth - A study of gendered insecurities and agency}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}