The Women, Peace and Security Agenda in EU Border Management

Abstract: The year 2020 commemorated the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Security Council’s landmark Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). Despite the notable advances achieved at a legislative and regulatory EU level, the implementation and integration processes still fail to ensure an effective protection of women's rights. One important gap in this regard concerns borders and migration which are not fully recognised as WPS-related issues nor are they integrated into the appropriate policy frameworks. Against this background, this paper calls for a greater acknowledgement of the increased danger faced by women arriving at European borders including, but not limited to, sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), and for appropriate levels of protection. The exposure of migrants to gendered violence and insecurity is connected to the risky nature of European borders. On one hand, women can encounter violence perpetrated by fellow travellers, hu

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource, 26 S.
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet

Bibliographic citation
Working Paper / Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik ; Bd. 110

Classification
Politik

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(who)
SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
(when)
2021
Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Wien
(who)
Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik (oiip)
(when)
2021
Creator
Gyan-Addo, Lawreen
Standke-Erdmann, Madita
Stachowitsch, Saskia
Contributor
Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik (oiip)

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-75871-1
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Associated

  • Gyan-Addo, Lawreen
  • Standke-Erdmann, Madita
  • Stachowitsch, Saskia
  • Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik (oiip)
  • SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.

Time of origin

  • 2021

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