From Transitional to Transformative: justice for conflict-related violence against women Speakers:
Christine Bell; Aisling Swaine Chair:
Christine Chinkin
Monday 23 April, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, LSE
#LSESwaine 'Conflict-related violence against women' is often understood to mean sexual violence, specifically rape used as a weapon of war. But this is only one part of a broad continuum of gender violence which must be understood and addressed within and across conflict settings. This event, launching Conflict-Related Violence Against Women: Transforming Transition by Aisling Swaine, will explore the proposition
that a transformation rather than a transition is required in the aftermath of conflict, if justice is to play a role in preventing gender violence. Read more.
Countering Violence, Countering Extremism: the WPS agenda in service of countering violent extremism 
Speaker: Laura J. Shepherd
Chair: Paul Kirby
Friday 27 April, 6.30-8pm
Wolfson Theatre, LSE #LSEWPS_CVE The most recent resolution in the Women, Peace and Security architecture, UN Security Council Resolution 2242, raised the possibility of alignment with the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) agenda at the UN and beyond. In this event, Laura J. Shepherd will examine the articulation of prevention in the context of UN counter-terrorism efforts and the WPS agenda, in order to understand how the alignment of WPS and CVE agendas became possible, and to explore the likely implications.
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