602032 Gender and the Development of Peace
Wintersemester 2002/2003 | Stand: 28.06.2002 | LV auf Merkliste setzen602032
Gender and the Development of Peace
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The aims of this course include:
(i) To introduce students to philosophy, language and practice of non-violence
(ii) From investigating case studies, to develop skills in analysing situations of conflict and identifying the nature of peaceful solutions
(iii) To introduce students to values and strategies for community development
(iv) To practise skills of consciousness raising and empowerment
(v) To apply skills of feminist analysis and evaluation to peace-building
This unit will explore the significance of gender in peace and conflict studies. From the operation in Australia of women's night patrols as a response to community violence, to the Grameen Bank's experience of the feminisation of poverty in Bangladesh, the course will focus on development as a community process. Feminist approaches to human rights and the role of women as agents of social change will be investigated. Issues to be addressed include gender in peace-keeping operations and the contribution of men and women as peacemakers.
This proseminar will consist of a series of five workshop topics (of four hours), divided into 2hr sessions. Each workshop topic will include exploration of set readings, examination of case studies and interactive student participation.
Robert Connell, Gender and Power: Society, the Person and Sexual Politics, Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1987.
Martha Nussbaum, Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Armatya Sen, Development as Freedom, New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Inger Skjelsbaek and Dan Smith, eds., Gender, Peace and Conflict, London: Sage, 2001.
Beginn: 21.10.2002
Mo - Fr. 1. Termin: Mo 10 Uhr, Bibl. II