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Moro women's participation and legitimation in the Bangsamoro peace process
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Abstract Moro women's participation in the Bangsamoro peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) illuminates some feats and challenges to the UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda (2000) of improving women's lives post-conflict. From interviews, secondary liter... view more
Moro women's participation in the Bangsamoro peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) illuminates some feats and challenges to the UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda (2000) of improving women's lives post-conflict. From interviews, secondary literature, and document analysis, I found that Moro women's participation secured legal benefits for women in the peace agreements and legitimised the Bangsamoro peace negotiation to observers. Yet consistent with the MILF's push for self-determination, the negotiating panels reserved particulars of women's rights as a post-peace agreement agenda, for discussion within the Bangsamoro. I argue that Moro women's participation in the peace talks opened the space to realise, but does not guarantee, feminist goals of better living conditions for marginalised women and sustainable peace in the negotiation's implementation.... view less
Keywords
Philippines; ethnic group; conflict management; peace process; peace negotiation; woman; human rights; political participation; equality of rights; Southeast Asia
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
Geschlechterrolle/Geschlechterverhältnis; Innenpolitik; Innenpolitischer Konflikt; Lebensbedingungen; Moro; Politischer Konflikt
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 143-167
Journal
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 42 (2023) 2
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed