Original title: Transformace násilných maskulinit: Nigérijský odzbrojovací, demobilizační a reintegrační program v deltě Nigeru
Translated title: Transforming violent masculinities: Nigeria's disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme in the Niger Delta
Authors: de Diego Manrique, Cecilia ; Bureš, Oldřich (advisor) ; Schlotti, Jivanta (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2021
Language: eng
Abstract: Dissertation Title: Transforming Violent Masculinities: Nigeria's Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Programme in the Niger Delta Abstract Gender mainstream in security studies has been erroneously equated with the introduction of women in security practices. Hence, gender analysis of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programmes have largely underestimated the importance of also considering men's gender identity. Breaking this pattern, this dissertation examines the ability of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration approach adopted in the Niger Delta to change or consolidate violent masculinities among ex-combatants. The selected case study is of special relevance to the topic at hand since the conflict in the Niger Delta has been partly attributed to the constructions of masculinity that prevail in this Nigerian region. Following previous research in the field of critical masculinities and feminist peacebuilding, the paper reveals that the transformative potential of the Presidential Amnesty Programme is extremely limited, exclusively offering a way of expressing positive masculinities as part of the economy. This is the result of the Nigerian government's decision to adopt a minimalist approach to DDR that pays full attention to ex-combatants as individuals rather...
Keywords: Demobilization and Reintegration; Disarmament; gender; Niger Delta; Nigeria; peacebuilding; Presidential Amnesty Programme; violent masculinities; Demobilization and Reintegration; Disarmament; gender; Niger Delta; Nigeria; peacebuilding; Presidential Amnesty Programme; violent masculinities

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/152742

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