Feminist approaches in peace and conflict studies have been neglected for a long time – but they are currently on the rise. Interestingly, a similar trend may be observed in the practice of peacebuilding. While researchers and consultants base their approaches on similar reflections, their challenges with regard to the implementation of feminist approaches are not quite the same. In this discussion, Samantha Ruppel, feminist researcher at the PRIF, and Alena Sander, a feminist freelance consultant, discuss these differences, and emphasize common goals and opportunities of the feminist approach in peace research and practice.
Author: Alena Sander
Alena Sander ist eine feministische freiberufliche Beraterin, die sich auf Gleichstellung, Partnerschaft und Zusammenarbeit spezialisiert hat und in der internationalen Friedensförderung und Entwicklung tätig ist. Sie ist auch wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Universität Löwen (Belgien), wo sie 2021 in Entwicklungsforschung promovierte. // Alena Sander is a feminist freelance consultant who specializes in equality, partnership and cooperation and works in international peace building and development. She is also an affiliated researcher at University of Louvain (Belgium) where she obtained her PhD in Development Studies in 2021.
