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Kvinnor i internationella insatser?: En undersökning om hur kvinnligt deltagande kan påverka internationella insatser.
Swedish National Defence College.
2009 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Women in international peacekeeping operations (English)
Abstract [sv]

Kvinnor har sedan 1980 fått tjänstgöra som officer i Sveriges försvarsmakt. Trots detta är fortfarande de kvinnliga officerarna och soldaterna i klar minoritet i organisationen. FN:s säkerhetsråd har arbetat fram två resolutioner som båda strävar efter att involvera kvinnor i större omfattning när det gäller arbeten vid kris, krig och konflikter. Inte enbart att öka andelen kvinnor i hjälpande trupper, utan även involvera lokalbefolkningen. Hur ser då verkligheten ut vid de internationella insatserna? I detta arbete presenteras en fallstudie om MOT Juliette, ett kvinnligt observationsteam som under sju månader tjänstgjorde i Afghanistan. Målet med detta team var att effektivisera underrättelseinhämtningen i insatsområdet.

Arbetet syftar till att undersöka vilka för- respektive nackdelar kvinnor kan föra med sig vid internationella insatser. Resultatet visar att kvinnor har flera möjliga fördelar att tillföra till insatserna, bland annat att underlätta underrättelsearbetet samt att verka som förebilder för de lokala kvinnorna. Även att förbandet uppnår jämställdhet kan vara en fördel.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study is to find out if deployment of women improves an operation’s chances of success. Since 1980 traditionally male roles within the Swedish Armed Forces have been avalible for women. In spite of this fact, deployment of women in international military operations are not very common.

The method used in this essay is a case study. The author has studied a Swedish operation in Afghanistan in 2006, where the commander decided to form a MOT (military observation team) only with women. The main purpose with this team was to gather intelligence from the local population. Earlier operations in the country clearly showed that male soldiers were experiencing difficulties in interacting with local women. During seven months the team, MOT Juliette, worked in the area and found out that the presence of women considerably contributed to the success of the operation.

To acknowledge the need to increase the proportion of women in the work of war and conflict, the UN Security Council has adopted a number of resolutions where the two most important are 1325 and 1820.

The results of the study show that women have an important role in international operations. Not just to gather intelligence, but also to act as role models for the women in the country.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2009. , p. 30
Keywords [en]
UNSCR 1325, UNSCR 1820, Women, International peacekeeping operations, MOT Juliette
Keywords [sv]
Resolution 1325, resolution 1820, Kvinnor, Internationella insatser, MOT Juliette
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URN: urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-20OAI: oai:DiVA.org:fhs-20DiVA, id: diva2:233959
Educational program
Yrkesofficersprogrammet (YOP) (upphört)
Presentation
(English)
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Note

Avdelning: ALB – Slutet Mag. 3 Hylla: Upps. YOP 06-09 // Avdelning:  Karlberg-filial - Karlberg Öppen hylla Hylla: K Upps. YOP REF

Available from: 2009-09-03 Created: 2009-09-03 Last updated: 2013-06-12Bibliographically approved

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