The uncloaked women within the LRA: Reintegration of female ex-combatants in Northern Uganda through the utilisation of acquired skills and agency capacity

During twenty years of sustained conflict, boys and girls in Uganda suffered a commensurable number of atrocities as abductees in the Lord’s Resistant Army (LRA). In general men have been seen as warriors and fighters whereas women have been seen mainly as “wives” in charge of practical support and...

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Autor Principal: Sánchez Avendaño, Linda Lorena
Formato: Trabajo de grado (Bachelor Thesis)
Lenguaje:Desconocido (Unknown)
Publicado: 2012
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spelling ir-p17054coll23-4222020-09-29 The uncloaked women within the LRA: Reintegration of female ex-combatants in Northern Uganda through the utilisation of acquired skills and agency capacity Sánchez Avendaño, Linda Lorena During twenty years of sustained conflict, boys and girls in Uganda suffered a commensurable number of atrocities as abductees in the Lord’s Resistant Army (LRA). In general men have been seen as warriors and fighters whereas women have been seen mainly as “wives” in charge of practical support and catering of the rebels. This is a simplistic perception that has affected the design and delivery of reintegration programmes in Northern Uganda since it does not consider other types of involvement and roles that particularly female combatants performed inside of the LRA. This dissertation draws upon testimony from female ex-combatants and interviews with different organisations working on reintegration of former combatants and local authorities. Primary information, secondary data and theoretical concepts are linked to demonstrate that the approach used in the reintegration of female ex-combatants in Northern Uganda has not included an extensive comprehension of the change in gender roles and relations during the war. As a result, these programmes have largely failed countering stigmatisation and harnessing the social and technical skills learnt by women during abduction, their agency capacity and their economic potential at the community level. This thesis offers some alternatives and recommendations to include a broader analysis of gender roles and ‘capabilities’ in order to contribute to outline hybrid forms of peace and opportunities to reintegrate female ex-combatants into society after six years of relative peace from 2006 to 2012 in the region. Capacidad de agencia; Ejército de resistencia; Mujeres excombatientes; Reintegración Ciencias sociales; Ciencias sociales / Problemas y servicios sociales - asociaciones 2012 PDF Tesis ENG - Inglés República de Uganda Colfuturo © Derechos reservados del autor http://babel.banrepcultural.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17054coll23/id/422
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language Desconocido (Unknown)
topic Capacidad de agencia; Ejército de resistencia; Mujeres excombatientes; Reintegración
Ciencias sociales; Ciencias sociales / Problemas y servicios sociales - asociaciones
spellingShingle Capacidad de agencia; Ejército de resistencia; Mujeres excombatientes; Reintegración
Ciencias sociales; Ciencias sociales / Problemas y servicios sociales - asociaciones
Sánchez Avendaño, Linda Lorena
The uncloaked women within the LRA: Reintegration of female ex-combatants in Northern Uganda through the utilisation of acquired skills and agency capacity
description During twenty years of sustained conflict, boys and girls in Uganda suffered a commensurable number of atrocities as abductees in the Lord’s Resistant Army (LRA). In general men have been seen as warriors and fighters whereas women have been seen mainly as “wives” in charge of practical support and catering of the rebels. This is a simplistic perception that has affected the design and delivery of reintegration programmes in Northern Uganda since it does not consider other types of involvement and roles that particularly female combatants performed inside of the LRA. This dissertation draws upon testimony from female ex-combatants and interviews with different organisations working on reintegration of former combatants and local authorities. Primary information, secondary data and theoretical concepts are linked to demonstrate that the approach used in the reintegration of female ex-combatants in Northern Uganda has not included an extensive comprehension of the change in gender roles and relations during the war. As a result, these programmes have largely failed countering stigmatisation and harnessing the social and technical skills learnt by women during abduction, their agency capacity and their economic potential at the community level. This thesis offers some alternatives and recommendations to include a broader analysis of gender roles and ‘capabilities’ in order to contribute to outline hybrid forms of peace and opportunities to reintegrate female ex-combatants into society after six years of relative peace from 2006 to 2012 in the region.
format Trabajo de grado (Bachelor Thesis)
author Sánchez Avendaño, Linda Lorena
author_facet Sánchez Avendaño, Linda Lorena
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title The uncloaked women within the LRA: Reintegration of female ex-combatants in Northern Uganda through the utilisation of acquired skills and agency capacity
title_short The uncloaked women within the LRA: Reintegration of female ex-combatants in Northern Uganda through the utilisation of acquired skills and agency capacity
title_full The uncloaked women within the LRA: Reintegration of female ex-combatants in Northern Uganda through the utilisation of acquired skills and agency capacity
title_fullStr The uncloaked women within the LRA: Reintegration of female ex-combatants in Northern Uganda through the utilisation of acquired skills and agency capacity
title_full_unstemmed The uncloaked women within the LRA: Reintegration of female ex-combatants in Northern Uganda through the utilisation of acquired skills and agency capacity
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