Browsing Institutt for statsvitenskap by Author "Kreft, Anne-Kathrin"

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  • Do gender patterns in diplomacy disappear over time? 
    Kreft, Anne-Kathrin; Niklasson, Birgitta; Towns, Ann E. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Existing scholarship points to gender patterns in diplomacy. This study examines such gender patterns in new ways, expecting women to be less likely to be ambassadors in states with more economic clout and in conflict-affected ...
  • Field Research: A Graduate Student's Guide 
    Kreft, Anne-Kathrin; Ezgi, Irgil; Lee, Myunghee; Willis, Charmaine; Kelebogile, Zvobgo (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    What is field research? Is it just for qualitative scholars? Must it be done in a foreign country? How much time in the field is “enough”? A lack of disciplinary consensus on what constitutes “field research” or “fieldwork” ...
  • Imperfect Victims? Civilian Men, Vulnerability, and Policy Preferences 
    Kreft, Anne-Kathrin; Agerberg, Mattias (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Who is deemed vulnerable and in need of protection has a bearing on important policy decisions, such as refugee acceptance or provision of aid. In war, dominant narratives construe women as paradigmatic victims, even while ...
  • Political Agency, Victimhood, and Gender in Contexts of Armed Conflict: Moving beyond Dichotomies 
    Kreft, Anne-Kathrin; Schulz, Philipp (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    In this article, we nuance the relationships between political agency, victimhood, and gender during armed conflicts. Dom- inant narratives often spotlight individuals as either passive victims or active agents. These ...
  • Self-care for gender-based violence researchers – Beyond bubble baths and chocolate pralines 
    Schulz, Philipp; Kreft, Anne-Kathrin; Touquet, Heleen; Martin, Sarah (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Researching sensitive topics often carries immediate effects on researchers, yet discussions about the emotional and psychological impacts of conducting this type of research remain rare. In recent years, debates begun to ...
  • Sexual Violence and Peacekeeping 
    Johansson, Karin; Kreft, Anne-Kathrin (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Abstract In the 1990s, conflict-related sexual violence ( CRSV ) started to transform into a matter of international security. Today, this is reflected in the Women, Peace and Security framework, which has left an ...
  • Sexual violence, gendered protection and support for intervention 
    Agerberg, Mattias; Kreft, Anne-Kathrin (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    The protection of civilians from human rights violations has increasingly become a global priority. The wars in Bosnia and Rwanda in the 1990s, and the development of the Women, Peace and Security framework have placed ...
  • “This Patriarchal, Machista and Unequal Culture of Ours”: Obstacles to Confronting Conflict-Related Sexual Violence 
    Kreft, Anne-Kathrin (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Abstract Prior research has established that conflict-related sexual violence against women is anchored in patriarchal norms and practices that assert gendered hierarchies. What remains relatively underresearched, ...