Gender and the EU's Support for Security Sector Reform in Fragile Contexts
本文运用女性主义制度主义，分析欧盟在乌克兰和阿富汗的安全部门改革项目中如何纳入性别视角，发现欧盟自身结构假设和第三国制度约束限制了其推动性别包容的能力，同时强调个体作为变革推动者的重要性。
Abstract How does the European Union (EU) include ‘gender’ within its support to security sector reform (SSR) programmes? The EU has committed to include gender perspectives by implementing the Women, Peace and Security agenda (WPS) within its foreign security practices. While researchers and practitioners recognise the importance of integrating gender issues into SSR operational effectiveness, there is limited knowledge about how this functions within the EU's security architecture. This article uses Feminist Institutionalism (FI) to understand the process of gender mainstreaming within the EU's support to SSR programmes. It does this by using two crucial theory‐testing cases of SSR programmes – Ukraine and Afghanistan. It finds that the EU's ability to promote gender inclusive approaches to SSR is limited by the structure of the EU's own assumptions and capabilities, and institutional constraints in third countries. At the same time, the cases underscore the importance of individuals as agents of change.