A Gendered Intersectional Analysis of the Private Security Industry

<p>This thesis conducts an intersectional gendered analysis of the privatization of wars and armed conflicts through the use of private military and security companies (PMSC's), thus responding to an existing gap in scholarship on this matter. Two methodologies were used for this analysis. The first is a discourse analysis and interviews conducted in the 5th annual assembly of the International Code of Conduct Association, in November 2018. The second is a search in newspapers and secondary sources for specific incidences of gender-related human rights abuses. Based on lessons learned from peacekeeping operations, this thesis aims to answer the question how and whether gender mainstreaming and other interventions may be useful tools for improving respect for human rights, and reducing gender based violence in the PMSC industry.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Shapira, Noa

Contributors dc:contributor

• Deborah Avant, Ph.D.
• Marie Berry
• Nancy Reichman

• Gender
• Gender-mainstreaming
• Human Rights
• Intersectional analysis
• Peace-keeping
• Private Security
• Gender and Sexuality
• International and Area Studies

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• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1618

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-2618