Engendering Indonesia's Involvement in the United Nations Peackeeping Operation (UNPKO)
Journal Title: SINERGI: Journal of Strategic Studies & International Affairs - Year 2022, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Gender and Peace Studies are gaining more and more attention in International Relations. Recent developments increasingly demand a good understanding of gender aspects, specifically in the context of contribution to world peace through women's involvement and activism in international peacekeeping missions. Indonesian female soldiers have contributed to peacekeeping missions in conflict-affected countries, such as the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon. By focusing on the issue of the deployment of Indonesian women soldiers in UN Peacekeeping Missions, this article has discussed the concept of gender and roles in global peace missions, with a particular focus on the involvement of Indonesian women in UN peacekeeping forces. Qualitative research methods have been used in this study by utilizing both primary and secondary sources in the form of official reports, as well as articles from books, articles, and magazines in printed form, as well as those obtained from authoritative online sources. Research results prove that through the involvement of Indonesian women in the UN Peacekeeping Mission, Indonesia is not a genderless national entity. Indirectly, the patriarchalism characteristic of the masculine state is seen to have experienced a transformation with the involvement of women in this critical security sector. In other words, women's position is gaining recognition. Secondly, the role played by the Indonesian military and policewomen in the UN Peacekeeping Mission is a reflection of high-level political activity. However, uniquely through the role of women, especially in helping the post-conflict recovery agenda, the international peace agenda can also be resolved through activities associated with low politics.
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Machya Astuti Dewi
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.17576/sinergi.0202.2022.11
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