Statement of Support for the UN Independent Expert on SOGI
Statement of Support for the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, and his mandate, on the occasion of his visit to the UK, April 24 – May 5, 2023 We, the undersigned British academics, warmly welcome the visit to the UK (April 24…
Centre co-hosts NYC based Conversation Cafe inviting participants to ask ‘How do we queer peace and security?’
In March of 2023 the Centre for Gender in Politics had the opportunity co-organize and co-host the first Conversation Cafe alongside the CSW67 in NYC. The event provided a space for those interested in learning more or sharing your ideas about Queering Peace and Security. The event was in-person event will take place in the…
In the name of peace: situating resistance to abortion access in Northern Ireland as anti-gender attacks
While anti-gender movements are considered relatively recent phenomena, feminist research has increasingly considered anti-gender manifestations across a range of sites, from education to the United Nations. However, there is still little known about the relationship between peace and anti-gender movements, particularly the potential exploitation of peace agreements by anti-gender actors. With 2023 being the 25th…
Second in Queering WPS Policy brief series:Supporting Queer Feminist Mobilizations for Peace and Security
The second policy brief in our Queering Women, Peace and Security Policy Brief series co-authored by Chitra Nagarajan and Jamie J. Hagen focuses on supporting queer feminist mobilization for peace and security. Those committed to gender justice have spent decades promoting the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, most notably achieving recognition by the Security…
New Policy Brief Series launches with ‘Opportunities for Queering the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda’
Inspired by a prior research collaboration between New York University and the Global Network for Women Peacebuilders highlighting the experiences of young women in official Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) programming, Dennis Aveta focused his master’s thesis on the engagement (or lack thereof) of LGBTQ+ peacebuilders and communities in YPS spaces. The research project sought…
Mariconeando la agenda de Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad
En la construcción de paz no se han incluido de forma adecuada las necesidades de las mujeres lesbianas, bisexuales, trans y queer. Aunque la sociedad civil ha impulsado la implementación de la agenda de Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad, no siempre se han tenido en cuenta las formas particulares en las que las reglas del género…
Colombian LBTQ peacebuilders and feminist leaders discuss Queering WPS
Lesbian, bisexual, trans and queer women haven’t been properly included in peacebuilding processes around the world. Although civil society has pushed for the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, it hasn’t always taken into account the particular ways in which gender and sexuality rules have created or deepened certain risks for LBTQ women, causing…
Talk4Peace project explores Transformative Mediation and Inclusive Peacebuilding
Talk4Peace is a new project funded by the North-South Research Programme, jointly led by Dr Maria-Adriana Deiana, from Queen’s University Belfast and co-director of the Centre for Gender in Politics, and Dr Heidi Riley, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin. This project seeks to further our understanding of transformative mediation…
International Perspectives on Trans Rights and Policy in the context of the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands
As part of 2022 Belfast Pride celebrations the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the UK, the Centre for Gender in Politics at Queen’s University Belfast and HERe NI hosted the event offering international perspectives on trans rights and policy. The event featured three speakers representing trans politics in unique contexts, the Republic…
Queering Women, Peace and Security project focuses on Improving Engagement with queer women in peacebuilding
The Queering Women, Peace and Security (WPS) project is a British Academy funded Innovation Fellowship led by Dr. Jamie Hagen from Queen’s University Belfast and co-director of the Centre for Gender in Politics, and Anupama Ranawana from Christian Aid UK, which focuses on improving engagement with lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LBTQ) women in WPS…
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