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Predominately male DDR experts do not pay adequate attention to women combatants’ motivations, ro... more Predominately male DDR experts do not pay adequate attention to women combatants’ motivations, roles and responsibilities or the politicization and militarization of gender relations in recruitment and operational strategies of non-state armed groups. The marginalization of women ex-combatants’ experiences in peace negotiations and subsequent DDR processes poses particular challenges to their social, political and economic reintegration. Focusing on the experiences of women combatants of the FARC in Colombia, this paper demonstrates that women’s motivations to join armed groups vary but are not significantly different than men’s. However, even in leftist guerrilla movements the organizational structure is based on male dominance, fueled by the notion of militarized masculinity. Examining the individual demobilization program for guerrilla combatants in the 1990s and 2000s, the paper shows that previous DDR programming in Colombia has failed women ex-combatants on the psychosocial, social, political and economic level. Focusing then on the recently concluded peace negotiations between the FARC and the Colombian Government, the paper discusses the effects of women’s unprecedented participation in the peace process on future, potentially more inclusive DDR programming that also contributes to challenging militarized mindsets within society.
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Predominately male DDR experts do not pay adequate attention to women combatants’ motivations, ro... more Predominately male DDR experts do not pay adequate attention to women combatants’ motivations, roles and responsibilities or the politicization and militarization of gender relations in recruitment and operational strategies of non-state armed groups. The marginalization of women ex-combatants’ experiences in peace negotiations and subsequent DDR processes poses particular challenges to their social, political and economic reintegration. Focusing on the experiences of women combatants of the FARC in Colombia, this paper demonstrates that women’s motivations to join armed groups vary but are not significantly different than men’s. However, even in leftist guerrilla movements the organizational structure is based on male dominance, fueled by the notion of militarized masculinity. Examining the individual demobilization program for guerrilla combatants in the 1990s and 2000s, the paper shows that previous DDR programming in Colombia has failed women ex-combatants on the psychosocial, social, political and economic level. Focusing then on the recently concluded peace negotiations between the FARC and the Colombian Government, the paper discusses the effects of women’s unprecedented participation in the peace process on future, potentially more inclusive DDR programming that also contributes to challenging militarized mindsets within society.
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