New York University Press eBooks· 2016· Book chapter
5. Securitization and Desecuritization
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Short summary
Policy responses to low female participation in Sierra Leone's DDR process perpetuate gendered assumptions, portraying women as passive victims and assuming program effectiveness without consulting beneficiaries on their needs.
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Key points
- Policy responses to low female participation in Sierra Leone's DDR process are gendered.
- These responses perpetuate the idea of women as passive victims lacking agency.
- The effectiveness of the DDR program is presumed, with low participation seen as an inclusion problem.
- Gender sensitivity was pursued without consulting women and girls about their specific needs.
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Abstract
This chapter investigates the gendered assumptions that underpin policy makers' responses to the question, “Why did so few women and girls participate in the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) process in Sierra Leone?” It claims that the majority of policy responses to this question send three specific gendered messages. First, they perpetuate the notion of women as ideal victims lacking agency during war. Second, these accounts of the DDR presume that the program was effective and that the problem was that women and girls were not sufficiently included in the process. Third, those organizations that acknowledged the need to address women's and girls' specific gendered needs never asked women or girls what these needs were, implying that gender sensitivity can be achieved without speaking to beneficiaries.
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Field: Political Science and International Relations
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