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From Depletion to Regeneration: Addressing Structural and Physical Violence in Post-Conflict Economies

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Drawing on depletion through social reproduction and political economy of violence against women (PEVAW) approaches, we show how the context of violence intensifies the depletion of women’s lives as they labor to meet their household needs; and how this depletion heightens their vulnerability to violence in conflict-affected contexts and inhibits their roles in peacebuilding. We propose the concept of the “regenerative state,” as a post-conflict moment of openness when state policy underpinned by attention to issues of depletion, social reproduction, and violence against women can help reshape gendered power relations in post-conflict transitions.

Source: Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society

DOI: 10.1093/sp/jxz034

Authors: Shirin M Rai, Jacqui True, Maria Tanyag

Institutions: University of Warwick, Monash University, Australian National University

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Security, and Conflict

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Warwick, Monash University