25 – 29 January 2016, Course Gender Equality & Peacebuilding Gender Equality & Peacebuilding Course Course Topic Conflict has a profound impact on gender relations. How do protection initiatives contribute towards the exclusion of women? How do military institutions construct and codify hegemonic masculinity? Despite the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women from 1979 and the UN Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security, it is evident that peacebuilding does not always foster gender equality. This course reflects on how to address the varieties of women’s and men’s realities, strategies to deal with conflicts, and contesting prescribed gender roles and power relations in peacebuilding. This course explores and critically discusses: – Concepts and methodologies for understanding gender dimensions of conflict and their relevance in peacebuilding, and the impact of peacebuilding on gender relations – The relevance of the women, peace and security framework on the gendered policies and peacebuilding discourse – The role of women’s agency, women’s rights, masculinities and the implication of gender stereotypes in conflict and peacebuilding Course methodologies include expert inputs, peer exchange, case studies, exercises, skills training and self-study. Faculty Leading scholars and experienced practitioners facilitate this course. Visit the Academy’s website for the current faculty list. Target Audience This course is designed for practitioners and academics interested in bridging their own experiences with current conceptual insights and practical knowledge on gender equality and peacebuilding. Dates and Venue This 5-day on-site course will take place from 25–29 January 2016 at the swisspeace Academy in Basel, Switzerland. The registration deadline is 31 October 2015. Certification Successful participants are awarded a Confirmation of Participation. This course can be taken as one module of the Certificate, Diploma and Master of Advanced Studies in Civilian Peacebuilding programs offered by swisspeace and the University of Basel. Contact Please visit academy.swisspeace.ch or contact [email protected] for more information. Host swisspeace is a practice-oriented peace research institute that strives to build capacity on civilian peacebuilding of Swiss and international actors by conducting research on violent conflicts and their peaceful transformation, and by offering trainings, consultancies and spaces for the exchange of experiences. Photo: A woman escapes from a cloud of tear gas thrown by the police during skirmishes in Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS / Noor Khamis, 2012 CAS, DAS, MAS in Civilian Peacebuilding Business, Conflict & Peace – Civilian Peacebuilding – Conflict Analysis – Conflict Prevention & Early Warning – Conflict Sensitivity – Dealing with the Past: Theory & Practice – Fragility, Conflict & Statebuilding – Gender Equality & Peacebuilding – Human Rights & Conflict Transformation – National Dialogue & Peace Mediation – Summer School – Theories of Change