Gender, Conflict, and Peacebuilding

This intensive seminar explores the evolving field of gender, conflict, and peacebuilding, with a focus on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda initiated by UN Security Council Resolution 1325. Now supported by a suite of resolutions and national action plans, the WPS framework has reshaped the global policy landscape by highlighting women’s contributions to peace and the need for gender-responsive approaches to security. Through lectures, group exercises, and interactive discussions, students will examine the historical, geopolitical, and policy contexts that gave rise to this agenda, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing its implementation in current conflict zones.