This research course will focus on research linked to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (2000) and covers the following themes:
- Theories of peace and conflict; what changes with a gendered perspective?
- Normative changes; what is the normative impact of the efforts in the United Nations linked to the 1325 agenda?
- Security analysis; what are the core elements of security sector reform for men and women?
- Political violence; what is the status of knowledge about sexual violence in war?
- Post conflict; what does conflict mean for maternal health issues?
The overall aim is to show how, as well as critically assess the way in which gender, peace and security is interconnected in normative and empirical ways. The research presented and discussed will be cross-disciplinary and based on different methodological approaches. The course will be lectured by Torunn L. Tryggestad, Inger Skjelsbæk , Annica Kronsell, Isak Svensson, Helga Hernes, Ragnhild Nordås, Christin Ormhaug, Gudrun Østby, and Henrik Urdal.
For more information about admission and programme, see the Research School on Peace and Conflict website.