This article offers a close reading and feminist analysis of servicewomen’s narratives of war to illustrate how personal accounts of women combatants who are part of bigger patriarchal military institutions matter for women and gender equality, and how they improve our understanding of the workings of military structures and the power relations within them during war. It is argued that women’s narratives constitute a gendered experience, and take place in a certain context and under particular circumstances; therefore, such narratives can shift the focus from a general nationalist, masculinist story of war to a personal one that flags women’s contributions and expertise, which might have a transformative and long-lasting impact on gender roles at war and contribute to deconstructing gendered binaries.
Read MoreIn this article, the authors examine the practices of survival that Rohingya and Syrian refugees perform as they confront multiple forms of violence resulting from their forced displacement in India and Turkey, respectively. We consider these practices as they are performed in the everyday and reflect on how they expand existing debates in social reproduction feminism.
Read MoreHow do we make sure that SSR actually transforms the post-conflict military in a way which makes gender-based discrimination visible and gender-equality possible? Nina Wilén argues that it is necessary to look at gender norms and experiences from the private, non-official sphere in order to transform the public and establish a more gender-equal security sector.
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