From Vertical to Horizontal Empowerment of Women (in) Peace and Security: Toward a Feminist Perspective of Human Security

• Main Author: Veneracion-Rallonza, Ma. Lourdes
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: Defense and Security Studies; Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Political Science; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social Justice; Women's Studies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/polsci-faculty-pubs/51; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/polsci-faculty-pubs/article/1052/viewcontent/10.4324_9781003430742_7_chapterpdf.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Human security, a people-centered approach to security, typically seeks to examine vulnerabilities and identify ways of protecting people from threats. However, people are not perennial victims—they also have agency and are capable of acting on their own. This study looks at how the Women, Peace, an...