No. 283: Intersectional Conflict Analysis: Religion and Gender

Author(s): Cora Alder
Series Editor(s): Lisa Watanabe, Julian Kamasa, Fabien Merz, Névine Schepers, Benno Zogg
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 283
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2021

While different aspects of identity are increasingly understood to shape diverse experiences of, and agency within conflict, religion and gender are still often treated as separate categories. Intersectional analysis examines gender and religion as overlapping rather than parallel categories, enabling a thorough understanding of conflict dynamics and inclusive peace programming strategies.

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The Concept of Intersectionality