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Destructive Conflicts Generating Reconstructive Empowerment of Women and Opportunities for Peace?

Savic, Julia LU (2021) FKVK02 20211
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Conflicts are destructive for humans and societies, but are openings for rebuilding
a more inclusive and sustainable society presented in the aftermath of conflict? This paper contributes to the growing research field and examines the link between
conflict and window of opportunity for development, through a gender lens. Further, this study seeks to understand how conflict affected women’s socioeconomic situation in Rwanda and Burundi.

Critical peacebuilding and feminist theories are combined with human security and
human capital theory into a unique framework. Based on a qualitative method with
help of quantitative data, socioeconomics is dissected and measured into six
categories: education, literacy, fertility, land... (More)
Conflicts are destructive for humans and societies, but are openings for rebuilding
a more inclusive and sustainable society presented in the aftermath of conflict? This paper contributes to the growing research field and examines the link between
conflict and window of opportunity for development, through a gender lens. Further, this study seeks to understand how conflict affected women’s socioeconomic situation in Rwanda and Burundi.

Critical peacebuilding and feminist theories are combined with human security and
human capital theory into a unique framework. Based on a qualitative method with
help of quantitative data, socioeconomics is dissected and measured into six
categories: education, literacy, fertility, land ownership, labour work and
agricultural sector. Applied on collected data, findings show that a causal
relationship can be established. In addition, empirical findings imply that Rwandan
women are more socioeconomically empowered then Burundian ones. However,
gender equalising empowerment still has to confront prevailing gender norms and
hierarchies in both cases.

In sum, women’s socioeconomic empowerment is found as gender roles are
challenged, previous closed spaces are opening up and women’s societal value are
transformed in post-genocide Rwanda and post-civil war Burundi. Destructive
conflicts can generate reconstructive empowerment of women and opportunities for
peace. (Less)
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author
Savic, Julia LU
supervisor
organization
course
FKVK02 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
WPS, Post-Conflict, Peacebuilding, sub-Saharan Africa, Economic Empowerment, Socioeconomic Development, Rwanda, Burundi
language
English
id
9046837
date added to LUP
2021-07-06 10:54:18
date last changed
2021-07-06 10:54:18
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  abstract     = {{Conflicts are destructive for humans and societies, but are openings for rebuilding 
a more inclusive and sustainable society presented in the aftermath of conflict? This paper contributes to the growing research field and examines the link between 
conflict and window of opportunity for development, through a gender lens. Further, this study seeks to understand how conflict affected women’s socioeconomic situation in Rwanda and Burundi. 

Critical peacebuilding and feminist theories are combined with human security and 
human capital theory into a unique framework. Based on a qualitative method with 
help of quantitative data, socioeconomics is dissected and measured into six 
categories: education, literacy, fertility, land ownership, labour work and 
agricultural sector. Applied on collected data, findings show that a causal 
relationship can be established. In addition, empirical findings imply that Rwandan 
women are more socioeconomically empowered then Burundian ones. However, 
gender equalising empowerment still has to confront prevailing gender norms and 
hierarchies in both cases. 

In sum, women’s socioeconomic empowerment is found as gender roles are 
challenged, previous closed spaces are opening up and women’s societal value are 
transformed in post-genocide Rwanda and post-civil war Burundi. Destructive 
conflicts can generate reconstructive empowerment of women and opportunities for 
peace.}},
  author       = {{Savic, Julia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Destructive Conflicts Generating Reconstructive Empowerment of Women and Opportunities for Peace?}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}