Food for Thought: What is Conflict-Related Sexual Violence? (engl.)

Öffentlicher Impulsvortrag im Rahmen der Food for Thought-Lunch Lectures, die an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz von der Stabsstelle Gleichstellung und Diversität organisiert werden. Interessierte sind herzlich willkommen. Thema der Reihe im Wintersemester 2024/25: „Gewalt | Geschlecht| (ge)Recht“ *** Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Key Concepts and Explanatory Frameworks in the Legal and Sociological Fields Prof.in Dr.in Kirsten Campbell What is conflict-related sexual violence? This lecture introduces key legal and sociological concepts of sexual violence in armed conflict, and examines the challenges of conceptualising these forms of war-time violence. It then explores key explanatory frameworks, focusing on so-called ‘social constructionist’ approaches. It shows how these sociological explanatory frameworks offer important insights about the social dimensions of sexual violence in war and peace. These insights, it argues, provide the basis for building more adequate concepts and explanations of conflict-related sexual violence. Kirsten Campbell is an interdisciplinary scholar of law and sociology. Her research investigates conflict-related gender-based violence, transitional and international criminal justice, focusing on sexual violence and international criminal law. She has worked on policy and practice in this area with NGOs, governments, and the UN. She is a member of the Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict international research group, co-directs the Unit for Global Justice and convenes the Gender of Justice research group. The talk will be held in English. Questions can also be asked in German.