"Queering Peacebuilding": Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Peacebuilding
Recording from 09 September 2020
Dr Henri Myrttinen
Lead Associate, Gender Associations
Although the integration of gender perspectives has, at least on paper, been a prominent aspect of peacebuilding for several decades, there has often been little or no attention paid to the inclusion of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions (SOGIE) in theory, policy, research or practice. Using the case studies of Colombia and Syria, the lecture examines some of the complexities of ‚queering‘ peacebuilding and different forms of agency as well as vulnerabilities of persons of diverse SOGIE in violent conflict, displacement and peacebuilding.
Dr Henri Myrttinen is a Lead Associate with Gender Associations, a Berlin-based consulting company, and has over 15 years of experience of researching and working on issues of gender, peace and security, including diverse SOGIE issues. He holds a Ph.D. in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.