‘At the end of their relationship, that man offered her a house’: Qualitatively exploring Congolese women’s agency in navigating sexual relations with UN peacekeepers within the context of a patriarchal setting in eastern DRC
The UN’s Zero Tolerance Policy, which bans all relationships between UN staff and locals, portrays all relationships as exploitative, fails to account for nuances in these relationships and does not acknowledge the agency of local women or communities. This study uses community-based qualitative dat...
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| author | Jessica F. Petz Gloria Nguya Martin Baguma Nguba Allison Goebel Sabine Lee Susan A. Bartels |
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| description | The UN’s Zero Tolerance Policy, which bans all relationships between UN staff and locals, portrays all relationships as exploitative, fails to account for nuances in these relationships and does not acknowledge the agency of local women or communities. This study uses community-based qualitative data from eastern DRC that shares narratives on a wide variety of consensual relationships between peacekeepers and local women. Our paper uses a data-driven approach, including a post-colonial feminist lens, and ideas of structural agency to provide an expanded definition of agency that invites readers to re-examine their views of women in conflict settings. Finally, we provide clear recommendations for the UN and other international non-governmental agencies on policies related to sexual exploitation and abuse. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6b05b48c244e42e1a5ea809c3080a8232025-08-20T02:19:52ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Public Health1744-16921744-17062024-12-0119110.1080/17441692.2023.2291698‘At the end of their relationship, that man offered her a house’: Qualitatively exploring Congolese women’s agency in navigating sexual relations with UN peacekeepers within the context of a patriarchal setting in eastern DRCJessica F. Petz0Gloria Nguya1Martin Baguma Nguba2Allison Goebel3Sabine Lee4Susan A. Bartels5Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, CanadaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, CanadaSolidarité Féminine Pour La Paix et le Développement Intégral, Bunia, DR CongoEnvironmental Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, CanadaDepartment of History, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, CanadaThe UN’s Zero Tolerance Policy, which bans all relationships between UN staff and locals, portrays all relationships as exploitative, fails to account for nuances in these relationships and does not acknowledge the agency of local women or communities. This study uses community-based qualitative data from eastern DRC that shares narratives on a wide variety of consensual relationships between peacekeepers and local women. Our paper uses a data-driven approach, including a post-colonial feminist lens, and ideas of structural agency to provide an expanded definition of agency that invites readers to re-examine their views of women in conflict settings. Finally, we provide clear recommendations for the UN and other international non-governmental agencies on policies related to sexual exploitation and abuse.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17441692.2023.2291698AgencyDemocratic Republic of Congopeacekeepingsexual exploitationsexual abuseUnited Nations |
| spellingShingle | Jessica F. Petz Gloria Nguya Martin Baguma Nguba Allison Goebel Sabine Lee Susan A. Bartels ‘At the end of their relationship, that man offered her a house’: Qualitatively exploring Congolese women’s agency in navigating sexual relations with UN peacekeepers within the context of a patriarchal setting in eastern DRC Global Public Health Agency Democratic Republic of Congo peacekeeping sexual exploitation sexual abuse United Nations |
| title | ‘At the end of their relationship, that man offered her a house’: Qualitatively exploring Congolese women’s agency in navigating sexual relations with UN peacekeepers within the context of a patriarchal setting in eastern DRC |
| title_full | ‘At the end of their relationship, that man offered her a house’: Qualitatively exploring Congolese women’s agency in navigating sexual relations with UN peacekeepers within the context of a patriarchal setting in eastern DRC |
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| title_short | ‘At the end of their relationship, that man offered her a house’: Qualitatively exploring Congolese women’s agency in navigating sexual relations with UN peacekeepers within the context of a patriarchal setting in eastern DRC |
| title_sort | at the end of their relationship that man offered her a house qualitatively exploring congolese women s agency in navigating sexual relations with un peacekeepers within the context of a patriarchal setting in eastern drc |
| topic | Agency Democratic Republic of Congo peacekeeping sexual exploitation sexual abuse United Nations |
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