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Gender and Inclusive Security: A new approach to the Cyprus Problem within the framework of Security Dialogue

Literature Item

Author Information:

Name: Anna Koukkides-Procopiou (Berghof Foundation)

Email: None

Website: https://www.wef.org.in/annakoukkides-procopiou/

Abstract:

In the last 20 years or so, in 31 peace processes around the world, women made up only 2% of chief mediators, 4% of signatories and 9% of negotiators. In the 57 years since the inception of Cyprus, only three Greek Cypriot women have so far had any kind of involvement and impact in the peace process, with the situation being worse as far as the Turkish Cypriot community is concerned, where the corresponding number is a feeble one. This paper emphasizes the necessity of applying a gender lens onto peace and security. It thus links to the domain of political power. It proposes a new dialectic to infuse the ongoing security dialogue between the two communities, the guarantor states, and the international mediation team – that of inclusive security. It argues that not only could better outcomes be possible within diverse conceptual and decision-making frameworks, but that long-term sustainability and political effectiveness of such outcomes can be further improved through the wider participation of women. Overcoming the existing ferocity of clutching to the recurrent, widespread, yet failing methodology of non-inclusion, as far as women, peace and security is concerned, this paper seeks to address not only why gender and inclusive security matter, but to examine what measures have so far been taken in Cyprus to this effect. It concludes with policy recommendations on how a gender-sensitive approach can be facilitated and put into practice, with a National Action Plan for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 being an obvious starting point.

Keywords:

peace, peace processes, security, decision-making, gender lens

Dates:

March 1, 2017 - None

Source Specificity:

None, None, None

Website:

https://berghof-foundation.org/library

Power Domains:

Political

Methods Tools:

Gender Training, Awareness-raising

Country:

CY

City:

unspecified

Implementation Scale:

national

Language:

English

Other Links:

https://d-nb.info/1142034038/34