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Mannergren & Björkdahl: A Critical Analysis of the WPS Agenda

Annika Björkdahl and Johanna Mannergren, photo.
Annika Björkdahl and Johanna Mannergren

Johanna Mannergren and Annika Björkdahl have co-authored the article “Knowledge Production on Women’s Experiences of Conflict: A Critical Analysis of the WPS Agenda” for a special issue celebrating the 25th anniversary of the UN resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.

The article explores The Women, Peace and Security agenda as a knowledge system, an episteme, that over a quarter century has shaped a new field where research, policy, and practice intersect. Through a critical analysis, the article explores what knowledge is recognized as valuable and which actors are seen as legitimate knowledge holders. We argue that the WPS agenda has evolved through the global circulation of women’s lived experiences, reshaping gendered power structures. Finally, we reflect on the importance of examining the conditions of knowledge production and making visible the relationship between epistemic power, agency, and violence.

Link to the article:

Kunskapsproduktion om kvinnors erfarenheter av konflikt. En kritisk analys av KFS-agendan | Internasjonal Politikk