Female rebels and United Nations peacekeeping deployments

IF 1.9 2区社会学 Q2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Cooperation and Conflict Pub Date : 2021-11-30 DOI:10.1177/00108367211047133

Marius Mehrl, Christoph Dworschak

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Abstract

How does the presence of female rebel combatants during conflict influence the likelihood of United Nations post-conflict peacekeeping deployment? While past literature on peacekeeping emphasizes the role of conflict attributes and security council interests, only few studies investigate the importance of belligerent characteristics. We argue that, because dominant gender stereotypes paint women as peaceful, female rebel combatants lead domestic and international audiences to perceive conflicts in which they fight as more severe. Given that recent UN resolutions and mission mandates align with these stereotypes, this in turn, causes the UN to intervene and deploy peacekeepers. Multivariate regression models drawing on a global sample of UN post-conflict missions provide empirical support for our hypothesis. Our findings add to the growing body of literature emphasizing the role of women in combat roles, and contribute to the discussion on the UN’s Women, Peace, and Security agenda.

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女性叛军和联合国维和部署

女性反叛战斗人员在冲突期间的存在如何影响联合国冲突后维和部署的可能性？虽然过去关于维持和平的文献强调冲突属性和安全理事会利益的作用，但很少有研究调查交战特征的重要性。我们认为，由于占主导地位的性别陈规定型观念将妇女描绘成和平的，女性反叛战斗人员导致国内和国际观众认为她们战斗的冲突更加严重。鉴于联合国最近的决议和任务授权与这些刻板印象一致，这反过来又导致联合国进行干预并部署维和人员。基于联合国冲突后特派团全球样本的多元回归模型为我们的假设提供了实证支持。我们的研究结果为越来越多强调妇女在战斗中的作用的文献增添了内容，并有助于讨论联合国的妇女、和平与安全议程。

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