Reading List: Women, Peace and Security agenda (WPS)
What does an intersectional approach towards the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda look like? Has the EU succeeded in working towards the WPS agenda? Do colonial legacies continue to dominate WPS practices? The WPS agenda is an important and multifaceted framework, and this reading list reflects its growing developments, debates and possibilities.
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1) Why has NATO failed to operationalize WPS in deterrence and defence?
2) Suggest five policy recommendations for how WPS can be better realized by NATO.
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1) To what extent do colonial legacies continue to dominate WPS practices?
2) 'Central Europe's WPS agendas serve as mere paper tigers'. Why?
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1) How do Iraqi women navigate exclusions and opportunities within the WPS agenda?
2) Do power hierarchies impact the implementation of the WPS agenda in Iraq?
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1) In your opinion, what does an intersectional approach towards WPS look like?
2) What are the key implications of The Katsa Su case for questions of reparations?
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1) How does visual representation shape the enactment and perception of the WPS agenda?
2) What are the implications of the visual representations of the 'international community'?
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1) Assess the EU's application of the WPS agenda in addressing gendered vulnerabilities in border zones.
2) How does the consolidation of the EU border zone exacerbate the crisis faced by migrants in Libya?
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1) Does the existence of a wide range of stakeholders shape the success of the WPS agenda?
2) In what ways do opportunities to engage in contestation help promote the WPS agenda?
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1) How does this article challenge the traditional narrative around the WPS agenda?
2) What are the consequences of the late inclusion of gender considerations in counterterrorism efforts?
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1) What are the implications of the interchangeable use of 'gender' and 'women' in the WPS framework?
2) How does the application of a queer lens to the WPS agenda transform the latter?
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1) How has the role of actors involved in the WPS agenda evolved over time?
2) Why has the WPS agenda become state-centric? In your opinion, what are the consequences of this shift?
Discussion questions:
1) 'The real success of the WPS agenda should be evaluated by those who have been 'written out'.' Do you agree?
2) What does the decolonization of female sexuality look like and why is it important?
