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Donoso, Claudia (Faculty Mentor)
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Digital Commons at St. Mary's
Publication Date
Spring 2026
Keywords
Intersectional Feminism, Gender studies, Human security, Colombia, Peace agreements
Description
This projects speaks to those engaged in gender studies, human security, and post-conflict reintegration by examining why reintegration efforts continue to fall short for female ex-combatants. Focusing on Colombia’s 2016 Peace Agreement and its aftermath, the study analyzes how reintegration frameworks inadequately address the human security needs of former guerrilleras. It asks how reintegration processes fail to account for the intersecting identities of women as gendered, racial, and economic subjects and former combatants, and how these oversights generate persistent vulnerabilities. While existing literature acknowledges entrenched patriarchy in Colombian society, reintegration is frequently framed through victim-oriented lenses that obscure women’s agency. The paper first outlines the theoretical foundations of intersectionality and feminist human security, then examines women’s participation in the FARC-EP, followed by an analysis of gendered shortcomings in reintegration policy. It concludes that long-lasting peace depends on recognizing female ex-combatants as political actors and addressing their personal security in tandem. Without such an approach, post-conflict reintegration risks reproducing inequality rather than achieving sustainable peace.
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San Antonio, Texas
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