Analytical Framing of Violent Extremism and Gender in Kenya: A Review of the Literature
Type
Publication
Authors
Category
Publication Year
2018
Publisher
African Review, United Kingdom
URL
[ private ]
Volume
V45
Pages
18p
Subject
Violent Extremism, Women, Gender, Role, Recruitment
Abstract
Following an examination of the current gaps in the literature on the role of
gender and violent extremism (VE) in Kenya, the Royal United Services Institute
(RUSI) under the Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism (STRIVE) II
programme, in partnership with the French Institute for Research in Africa
(IFRA), supported the development of four academic studies exploring regional
dynamics of women’s involvement in violent extremist activity. This article,
which serves as an introductory note to this Special Issue, situates the four
studies in the existing literature and explores their contribution to the
understanding of the role and impact of women in violent extremism. In
particular, the review argues that the four pieces of research contribute to an
area of study that has been missing in much of the published work on women’s
recruitment into VE groups in East Africa. Specifically, the review is premised on
the need for examining women’s recruitment in VE through a gendered lens that
interrogates the norms that construct and compel their recruitment and
participation and the differential impact of VE on their lives.
gender and violent extremism (VE) in Kenya, the Royal United Services Institute
(RUSI) under the Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism (STRIVE) II
programme, in partnership with the French Institute for Research in Africa
(IFRA), supported the development of four academic studies exploring regional
dynamics of women’s involvement in violent extremist activity. This article,
which serves as an introductory note to this Special Issue, situates the four
studies in the existing literature and explores their contribution to the
understanding of the role and impact of women in violent extremism. In
particular, the review argues that the four pieces of research contribute to an
area of study that has been missing in much of the published work on women’s
recruitment into VE groups in East Africa. Specifically, the review is premised on
the need for examining women’s recruitment in VE through a gendered lens that
interrogates the norms that construct and compel their recruitment and
participation and the differential impact of VE on their lives.
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