Grenoble, 2007
Gender and Conflict Transformation
Modus Operandi (Modop) has chosen online courses as a key strategy in the dissemination of its research findings because it provides a good balance between on the one hand the number of people that can be reached and on the other hand the interaction that can be established between the providers and readers of the information. Moreover this method is less costly than organising face-to-face meetings. Two courses that Modop has developed in cooperation with the Network University are “Gender and Conflict Transformation” and “Post-conflict Politics: state and society”. Modop also moderates a course on “Transforming Civil Conflicts”, to wich another file is dedicated. [link to MO004]
The motivation to develop the course on gender and conflict transformation originates from the observation that gender became a buzz word in development circles in the ‘90’s, with everyone “having to mainstream gender in development project and programs”, without a clear understanding of what gender is and how it makes a difference in program management. In this period, Claske Dijkema was working in South Africa and confronted with the widely shared belief that there is a link between gender and conflict in the sense that women are more peaceful than men and, if left to rule, there would be less war. Together with a number of conflict and women’s organisations Claske started to investigate this question at the Network University in Amsterdam and the online course on Gender and Conflict Transformation is the outcome. It shares the lessons that organisations like International Alert, ACORD (Judy el Bushra) and Kegme have learned over the years. Gender certainly does matter in conflict transformation but women are not necessarily more peaceful than men.
The documents in this file explain why.
If you are interested in following this course, please have a look at the demo course www.netuni.nl/democ/gct
If you would like to have more information about it or get in touch with one of the course moderators, please write to Claske Dijkema, claske@modop.org
Documentos
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A shovel in the information age
Online courses as tool in articulating women’s knowledge.
Claske DIJKEMA, noviembre 2003
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Why study Gender and Conflict Together?
An enquiry in the relationship between the two concepts.
Claske DIJKEMA, Grenoble, noviembre 2001
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Role of gender stereotypes in mobilisation for the ‘War on Terrorism’.
Claske DIJKEMA, Grenoble, junio 2002
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Impact of conflict on roles, power structures and gender ideology.
Claske DIJKEMA, Grenoble, mayo 2009
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An African film about ending excision in a small village.
Claske DIJKEMA, junio 2008
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Fighting the repression of women in Afghanistan
A means to seek legitimacy in the war against terror.
septiembre 2004
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Actors in Afghani society in pursuit of different goals
Women as victims, survivors and custodians of identity.
octubre 2004
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The personal is very political in Argentina
Conflicts about the right to abortions.
junio 2005
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Changing gender relations as a result of conflict in Cambodia
Women’s equality in the red revolution?
octubre 2004
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Changing roles as a result of the Khmer rouger civil war in Cambodia
septiembre 2004
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Gender implications of guerilla warfare in Colombia
Gender relations and the social fabric of communities?
octubre 2004
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Signs of change in patriarchal ideas about men and women’s status and role in Indian society
Women as victims, survivors and custodians of identity.
octubre 2004
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Women as victims, survivors and custodians of ethnicity
The impact of the tsunami on gender relations in Aceh.
julio 2006
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Pressure on women in Iraq as procreators of ethnic groups
Women as victims, survivors and custodians of identity.
agosto 2006
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Women as victims, survivors and agents in conflict
The case of Jamaica.
julio 2006
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Power of the ‘Shotta Dons’ in Jamaica
An analysis of power relations in urban low-income communities.
julio 2006
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The impact of the Rwandan genocide on gender identity
Victims, survivors and custodians of ethnicity.
febrero 2005
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Signs of change in Somalia as a result of international and local actors
Women as victims, survivors and custodians of identity.
octubre 2004
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Women abductions in the Northen Ugandan conflict
Women as victims, survivors and custodians of identity.
octubre 2004
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Gender identity as an intercultural issue in international cooperation
Claske DIJKEMA, enero 2008
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Cattle rustling among the Pokot and karamojong in Uganda
The impact of gender relations on the conflict.
julio 2006
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Women in the Aftermath of War and Armed Conflict
Outcomes of an international conference.
Claske DIJKEMA, Grenoble, mayo 2009
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The online course on gender and conflict transformation give opportunities to share experiences and tell stories of which others might learn.
Claske DIJKEMA, Grenoble, mayo 2009
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This file tells the story of Juliana, who campaigned against the practice of trokosi, a form of slavery, in Ghana. Eventually, her efforts yielded a positive result as the Ghanaian Parliament passed an amendment to the Criminal Code,which criminalizes customary or ritual enslavement of any kind.
Claske DIJKEMA, Grenoble, mayo 2009
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Women’s positions as a result of war in most cases do not structurally improve and apparent improvements during war in terms of women’s rights are often quickly undermined in the period of reconstruction.
Claske DIJKEMA, Grenoble, mayo 2009
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Oral testimony as a tool for social change
Panos’ experience with collecting life stories.
Claske DIJKEMA, Grenoble, mayo 2009
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An online course on gender and conflict transformation
This document gives information about the content of the online course on Gender and Conflict Transformation through the eyes of three of its participants. It discusses in detail one specific course that has been taking place in 2006 to give a better idea about the content and the benefits of participation.
Claske DIJKEMA, Grenoble, junio 2006
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Bibliography: « Gender and Conflict Transformation. »
Grenoble, julio 2008