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Gender and Security in the Mediterranean

Gender and Security in the Mediterranean

Gender and Security in the Mediterranean

Cilja Harders – 2003

This contribution explores security issues in the Mediterranean from a feminist perspective. Feminists have developed a broad and dynamic understanding of security and insecurity. This approach takes ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ issues as interconnected on the personal, national and international level. This allows for a comprehensive perspective on the basic human need for security. It is argued that EU policies that stress ‘soft’ security issues offer more sustainable and at the same time ‘realistic’ ways of establishing an ‘area of peace and stability in the Mediterranean’ [Barcelona Declaration, 1995] than those that stress ‘hard’ security issues. After discussing feminist and developmental perspectives on comprehensive security concepts, the contribution presents some important indicators of ‘Gendered Human Security’ in EMP countries. It argues that it is important to address the huge gaps in gendered human security in order to strengthen the civil and security dimension of the EMP. The contribution finally explores the possible positive effects of womens’ participation in the armed forces. Will these processes change militarized security cultures and help create a more comprehensive security approach?

Titel
Gender and Security in the Mediterranean
Verfasser
Cilja Harders
Datum
2003
Erschienen in
Mediterranean Politics, Vol. 8, No 2-3
Zitierweise
Harders, Cilja 2003: Gender and Security in the Mediterranean, in: Mediterranean Politics, Vol. 8, No 2-3, S. 54-72
Sprache
eng
Art
Text