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Self-care for gender-based violence researchers - Beyond bubble baths and chocolate pralines KU Leuven University of Antwerp
Unintended consequences: the EU memory framework and the politics of memory in Serbia and Croatia KU Leuven
© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The shared memories of the Second World War have played a crucial role in the process of integration of the European Union (EU). After the Enlargement to the East, the EU also sought to accommodate the historical experiences of the former communist countries. The result of this process was an EU memory framework that focused on shared suffering under totalitarian (both ...
Sexual violence against men and boys in conflict and forced displacement: implications for the health sector KU Leuven
Sexual violence against men and boys is commonplace in many conflict-affected settings and may be frequent in relation to forced displacement as well. Adolescent boys, forming the majority of unaccompanied minors globally, are a particularly vulnerable group. Yet sensitised health services for adult and adolescent male sexual violence survivors are scarce, and barriers to accessing care remain high. We describe current challenges and gaps in the ...
Out of the shadows? The inclusion of men and boys in conceptualisations of wartime sexual violence KU Leuven
Researchers increasingly acknowledge that men and boys are frequent victims of sexual violence in conflict alongside women and girls, who remain the group that is disproportionately affected. This increasing awareness has contributed to significant efforts to include men and boys in conceptualisations of conflict-related sexual violence in policy as well as in international criminal law. This article analyses the changes that have occurred in ...
Out of the shadows? The inclusion of men and boys in conceptualisations of wartime sexual violence KU Leuven
Researchers increasingly acknowledge that men and boys are frequent victims of sexual violence in conflict alongside women and girls, who remain the group that is disproportionately affected. This increasing awareness has contributed to significant efforts to include men and boys in conceptualisations of conflict-related sexual violence in policy as well as in international criminal law. This article analyses the changes that have occurred in ...
Changing Frames of Reconciliation: The Politics of Peace-Building in the former Yugoslavia KU Leuven
© 2015 Sage Publications. In this article, we examine reconciliation as a category of political practice. More particularly, we explore the ways in which the term reconciliation has been employed and invested with meaning in the recent legal, social, and political discussions on transitional justice and EU accession in the former Yugoslavia. Much of the literature on the former Yugoslavia highlights the need for reconciliation and envisages it ...