Duriesmith, D. orcid.org/0000-0003-4210-6113, Kiefer, M., McMullin, J.R. et al. (2 more authors) (2024) The challenges and opportunities of researching masculinities during peace processes. Peacebuilding, 12 (4). pp. 449-462. ISSN 2164-7259
Abstract
This article introduces a special issue in Peacebuilding on researching masculinities during peace processes. It collates insights from feminist peace research, and research on gender and masculinities, to highlight how peace processes are necessarily also processes of gender re-negotiation and transformation. We argue that researching masculinities entails accounting for their plural circulation, complex and contradictory dynamics, and multiple effects. Researching masculinities additionally generates methodological dilemmas that require researchers’ reflexive engagement. The articles in the special issue address critical themes and topics pertaining to masculinities and peace across a wide range of participant experience in diverse contexts (including Bosnia, Indonesia, Liberia, Timor-Leste, Uganda, and the UK). We summarise authors’ critical and empirical contributions and chart their methodological innovations and strategies. We see plural masculine performances and identities not as obstacles to be overcome in/through research but as opportunities to generate discussion with research participants about the operability and impacts of gender.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
Keywords: | Masculinities; peacebuilding; peace processes; gender; methodological reflexivity |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2024 13:29 |
Last Modified: | 07 Mar 2025 15:36 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/21647259.2024.2385211 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:215670 |
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