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The feminist contributions to the study and analysis of international affairs also led to a wider examination of the role of gender in peace and conflict. Drawing from the works of Tickner, Enloe, and others, the feminist theory of international relations and conflict studies argued that men and women are both affected by conflicts, but not in the same way or in the same proportions. War and conflict transform many social norms and structures and directly impact gender roles and responsibilities in society. However, the application of feminist perspectives has not yet been given priority in the realm of reconciliation and transitional justice in post-conflict societies. While there is a unanimous understanding that women experience conflict and respond to violence and deprivation in ways different from that of men, the concerns of women are often overshadowed in post-conflict reconciliation as issues of cessation of violence, infrastructural rebuilding, and economic recovery...
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Sonal, S., Singh, N.K., Paul, S. (2020). Gendered Approach to Reconciliation During and After War in Sri Lanka. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_119-1
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