This is Part II of the interview I conducted with Dr. Jennifer Ball, continuing the conversation on her experience studying women at the grassroots level in Uganda who are contributing to peacebuilding in ways that are not often recognized by peace researchers and practitioners at national and global levels. In this interview, Dr. Ball reflectsContinue reading “Part II Q&A: On Language, Power, Privilege, and Peacebuilding”
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Part I Q&A:Women and Peacebuilding in Uganda,Interview with Dr. Jennifer Ball
The role of women is not fully centered in the research on conflicts and peacebuilding in different contexts. Even when they are centered, more often than not, women are constructed as benevolent perpetual victims of violence. The research on peacebuilding tends to largely focus on middle-class women occupying powerful political positions, and rarely on theContinue reading “Part I Q&A:Women and Peacebuilding in Uganda,Interview with Dr. Jennifer Ball”