Men, masculinities, peace, and violence: A multi-level overview on justice and conflict

Kopano Ratele, Jeff Hearn, Tamara Shefer, Anisur Rahman Khan

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Abstract

The relations between men, masculinities and violence, peace, justice, and conflict are of clear importance, yet often remain unaddressed explicitly in analysis, policy, and practice. This chapter overviews the large body of feminist and critical literature on these multi-level connections. Violence, non-violence, peace, justice, conflict, and post-conflict are approached through the lens of Critical Studies on Men and Masculinities (CSMM), and in terms of theory, politics, policy, and practice. The chapter begins with an overview of CSMM as a body of scholarship informing theory, policy and practice interventions around violence, peace, justice, and conflict at interpersonal, communal, institutional, national, and transnational levels. The authors continue with an analysis of key contributions of CSMM in understanding the challenges and possibilities of peaceful, non-violent masculinities within different levels, while acknowledging intersections and overlaps between levels. It is contended that CSMM provide necessary hope and evidence that positive peace is achievable through the transformation towards more healthy, non-violent masculinities and gender relations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication Routledge Handbook of Feminist Peace Research
EditorsTarja Väyrynen, Swati Parashar , Élise Féron, Catia Cecilia Confortini
Number of pages11
Place of PublicationLondon and New York
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date2021
Edition1
Pages313-323
ISBN (Print)978-0-367-10984-4, 978-0-367-68510-2
ISBN (Electronic)978-0-429-02416-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
MoE publication typeA3 Book chapter

Keywords

  • 514,1 Sociology
  • men
  • masculinities
  • violence
  • peace
  • justice
  • power

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