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Cahn on Gender & Conflict

By Lawrence Solum

Naomi Cahn (George Washington University - Law School) has posted Gender, Masculinities and Transition in Conflicted Societies (New England Law Review, 2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

This article uses a gender lens to explore how conflict affects men and women differently. It examines issues related to the emergence of certain kinds of ?hyper? masculinity in situations of conflict and how such masculinities continue to function in subsequent peace-building attempts. The article argues that a failure to account for and be cognizant of these specific masculinities has a significant effect for women in particular, and, more generally, on the success of the conflict transition process. Finally, we show how using a gender lens could make a difference by considering the specific example of the impact of violent masculinities on disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration programs.

Full post as published by Legal Theory Blog on December 04, 2009 (boomark / email).