Gender and Citizenship in Transitional Justice: Everyday Experiences of Reparation and Reintegration in Colombia

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Through two Colombian case studies, Sanne Weber identifies the ways in which conflict experiences are defined by structures of gender inequality, and how these could be transformed in the post-conflict context. The author reveals that current, apparently gender-sensitive, transitional justice (TJ) and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) laws and policies ultimately undermine rather than transform gender equality and, consequently, weaken the chances of achieving holistic and durable peace. To overcome this, Weber offers an innovative approach to TJ and DDR that places gendered citizenship as both the starting point and the continued driving force of post-conflict reconstruction. Front Cover Series page Gender and Citizenship in Transitional Justice: Everyday Experiences of Reparation and Reintegration in Colombia Copyright information Table of Contents List of Figures and Table List of Abbreviations Notes on the Author Acknowledgements Introduction: Reparation, Reintegration and Transformation ‘There is peace, but we continue to suffer, so we don’t know what peace really means.’
Josefa, Chibolo IDP community leader Transitional justice and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration Gendering peace and conflict: advances and pitfalls Beyond violent men and vulnerable women Transformative gender justice The structure of this book 1 Gender, Violence and Reconciliation in Colombia Conflict, peace and reconciliation? The Justice and Peace Law The Victims’ Law Peace with the FARC: justice, reparations and reincorporation Gendering peace and justice Researching the gendered impacts of conflict and transition on the Caribbean coast Research methods Participatory visual research Conclusion 2 Tales of Machismo and Motherhood: Gendered Changes across War and Peace Conflict-related gendered changes Gender roles during conflict The post-conflict situation: back to normal? Organization and decision making Ongoing machismo and violence Positive changes Conclusion 3 Between Victimization and Agency: Gendered Victim–Perpetrator Dichotomies Victim–perpetrator hierarchies in transitional justice Gendered victim categories in Colombia Gendered victimhood in Chibolo Perpetrators as victims? Social identity – victim, perpetrator or citizen? Overcoming tensions through shared experiences The ethics of researching ‘victims’ and perpetrators Conclusion 4 Gendering Reconciliation? The ‘Differential Perspective’ of Reparation and Reintegration The ‘differential perspective’ of reparation and reintegration Gender and reincorporation Representations of masculinities and femininities New masculinities? Gender in practice: inclusion, transformation or ticking boxes? Gender as women’s projects How good intentions can have unintended consequences Conclusion 5 Gradations of Citizenship: Of Radical Agrarian Citizens and Transitional Justice Bureaucracies Experiences of citizenship From active to passive citizenship Clientelism and ‘assistentialism’ as obstacles to citizenship Reparation and reintegration bureaucracies and citizenship Transitional justice and audit culture Conclusion 6 Overcoming Obstacles to Citizenship: Imagining Post-Conflict Gender Equality Gendered dreams for the future versus reality Between moving forward and getting stuck Participation, organization and collective political agency Conclusion Conclusion: From Victimhood to Citizenship Gender justice: from theory to practice Recognition Redistribution Representation Conclusion Appendix: Checklist for Ethics in Research on Gender and Conflict References Index