Security for Whom? Gender, Security and Development: A case study of the New Zealand Community Policing Programme in West Papua
Donovan, Celeste Marie
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Donovan, C. M. (2015). Security for Whom? Gender, Security and Development: A case study of the New Zealand Community Policing Programme in West Papua (Thesis, Master of Arts). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/6139
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Abstract:
The importance of linking development and security has become a policy mantra in recent years. Within the growing nexus between security and development, projects such as police capacity development have become commonplace in aid programming in conflict and post-conflict environments. However, to date, there is little research on the impact of the merging of security and development from a gender perspective, especially in the context of police reform in the Pacific. Studies suggest that there are significant gaps between the theory and practice of gender-sensitive approaches to development. This thesis uses the New Zealand pilot Community Policing Programme held in West Papua as a case study, to examine the theory and practice of these merging’s from a gender perspective. This research finds that simply adding more women to existing frameworks or including women’s voices in policy documents does not necessarily lead to more gender-sensitive policies. It further shows that paying analytical attention to the ways that language is employed in these policy documents has important consequences for the way these policies are implemented.
Date:
2015
Advisor:
Jackson, Richard
Degree Name:
Master of Arts
Degree Discipline:
National Centre of Peace and Conflict Studies
Publisher:
University of Otago
Keywords:
gender; security; development; West Papua; Indonesia; United Nations Security Council; Resolution 1325; conflict; peacebuilding; human security
Research Type:
Thesis
Languages:
English