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Gender in the Cyprus negotiations
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Abstract:
This report addresses the integration of a gender agenda in the peace negotiations in Cyprus as well as in activities outside the framework of the negotiations. The lack of such an agenda has been an on-going concern for local civil society as well as international observers in the last decade. Consolidating and expanding earlier work, the report seeks to outline a strategy for action on gender mainstreaming in conflict and post conflict settings by exploring and assessing the initiatives so far implemented and suggesting how they can be bolstered and become more effective in the future. It includes a set of recommendations by the Gender Advisory Team (GAT) a) on Governance and Power-Sharing, b) On Property; and c) On Economy. Additionally, the issue of citizenship was prioritized in two sets of recommendations focused on changing the current script in which citizenship is primarily tied to ethnic voting lists and representation proportions. GAT suggested that citizenship rights should not be treated as a unitary bundle; transferability of rights between the two constituent states should be provided for and different categories of rights should be accessible in both constituent states on a nonexclusive basis. The right of choice in exercising each of these rights should be recognized. To ensure this, four areas of citizenship policy should be addressed in specific: a) The Definition of Citizenship; b) The Transition from a Militarist to Peace Culture; c) Education; and d) Family Life.
Keywords:
gender agenda, peace, civil society, gender mainstreaming, conflict settings
Dates:
Dec. 18, 2019 - None
Source Specificity:
Initiative/Practice/Project/Programme/Case Studies
Website:
https://www.prio.org/publications/11300
Power Domains:
Social
Methods Tools:
Gender Training, Awareness-raising, Monitoring
Country:
CY
City:
unspecified
Implementation Scale:
national
Language:
English
Other Links:
https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/1b000c4e-bdbc-4fa5-b925-30ca4f622312/Gender%20in%20the%20Cyprus%20negotiations.pdf?inline=true ISBN: 978-82-7288-965-3 (online)
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