Gender and Peacebuilding Training

TRANSCEND Advanced International Training Programme

Organised by TRANSCEND and the Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR)

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Intensive training, group work, and workshop sessions

This course offers an introduction to gender studies, analysis of the complex relationships between gender and social constructions and between gender, race and class privileges. During the course we will explore the interdependency between gender and power and focus on theory and practices of gender roles in different societies. The course will seek to explore how understanding of gendered social constructions can help in addressing gender inequalities and promote gender equity and cultures of peace. The course will then focus on militarism, the war system and peace – as expressions of social and gender-based constructions. It will demonstrate a direct connection between militarism and gender based violence, gender based societal positions and violent societies through examples from the Middle East, South East Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, with emphasis on the Balkans and the US. Gender identity will be examined, via dichotomies such as passivity-activity, hero-victim (heroism-victimhood / victimization), femininities-masculinities, strong-weak and peace-war. It will highlight gender issues related to war such as rape as a tool of war, human and women’s security and protection strategies such as community based security, national and international intervention and peace keeping operations in relation to gendered power relationships.

Applicants requiring visas for travel to Romania are requested to send in a copy of their CV and the completed Application Form no later than November 27th, 2006. Applicants who do not require visas for travel to Romania are requested to send in a copy of their CV and the completed Application Form no later than January 10th, 2007.

English

January 29 – February 2, 2007

EUR 350/550

http//:www.transcend.org

Visit www.transcend.org to apply on-line or contact the Program Coordinator, Alexandra Nerisanu, alexandra@transcend.org, for an Application Form.

alexandra@transcend.org