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- We can and should talk about men and masculinity in war, or even men and masculinity as war. We can do this by owning the problem and creating a more honest and realistic policy discussion of masculinity and war, which can be carefully informed by psychology, ethics, sociology, biology and, of course, humanity.
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Mar 15, 2018 · Talking about the violence and suffering of war in highly legal terms leads to public descriptions of armed conflict that can be abstract and gender neutral. Largely male behaviours are described remotely as ‘violations’ and ‘abuses’ committed by ‘parties to conflict’.
We can and should talk about men and masculinity in war, or even men and masculinity as war. We can do this by owning the problem and creating a more honest and realistic policy discussion of masculinity and war, which can be carefully informed by psychology, ethics, sociology, biology and, of course, humanity.
Jul 5, 2018 · Just as there is a wide array of masculinities, there exist a significant diversity of forms which war takes. Different understanding of acceptable targets, tactics and funding sources rely on notions of masculinity which permit or condone those factors as desirable for men to perform.
Nov 18, 2020 · Q: Why should we pay attention to men/masculinities in particular when seeking to understand war and violence in particular? What can we gain from interventions in terms of shoring up and reinforcing peace-building efforts?
May 14, 2019 · But it is only by taking account of this specifically masculine suffering—of the particularity of the masculine condition in war—that we can talk about masculinity and war in humanitarian terms. There seems to be little recognition in most people’s minds of this double burden of suffering.
Jan 17, 2023 · And while that is undeniable, the perception that men should not flee a country that is engulfed in war and instead should sacrifice their freedom, health and/or lives, is a perfect example of gender-based discrimination, and this in Sweden, one of the most gender-equal countries in the world (Barbieri et al., 2022).
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Masculinity is antecedent to war. But making war, and especially combat, is incompatible with being pregnant or nursing. Thus when war exists, it is men’s work. To borrow an evolutionary term, masculinity is “exapted” for the functional demands of combat.
