Gender Inclusive Strategic Peacebuilding in the Community College

Cox, Linda

Permalink

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/111778 Copy

Description

Title

Gender Inclusive Strategic Peacebuilding in the Community College

Author(s)

Cox, Linda

Issue Date

2021

Keyword(s)

• Peacebuilding
• Strategic peacebuilding
• Gender and sexuality
• Community Building

Abstract

Peacebuilding is often considered the work of high-level international actors, such as diplomats and human rights courts. But unlike these traditional top-down approaches to peacebuilding, strategic peacebuilding is both a bottom-up and a top-down approach that creates a space for addressing the multidimensional needs of communities in a state of violence or injustice. It seeks to understand local needs and interests, eradicate structural forms of violence, and build relationships among people in all roles and levels of society. Because community colleges often bring together local government, business, non-profit, religious, grassroot, and other organizations, they are already well-positioned as strategic peacebuilding sites. However, despite a growing body of evidence showing that the most effective and long-lasting form of peacebuilding is one that systematically includes and considers the needs and interests of women and girls, women’s interests remain underrepresented in all forms of peacebuilding. Furthermore, issues related to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) have been underrepresented in peacebuilding efforts and research. This paper is therefore intended to serve as an introductory guide and resource for instructors and librarians to assist students in understanding, researching, and practicing gender inclusive strategic peacebuilding in community college settings.

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

Permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/111778

Owning Collections