Auf dem Weg zu einem feministischen Frieden: Wie die ECOWAS Frieden und Sicherheit in Westafrika neu gestalten kann

The document advocates for a transition from a representation-based Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda to a substantive feminist approach within ECOWAS. It highlights a gap between existing regional gender-justice frameworks and their practical application, noting that patriarchal power structures continue to drive conflict. The author recommends that ECOWAS institutionalise partnerships with grassroots movements, incorporate intersectionality into its Conflict Prevention Framework, and adopt feminist responses to climate insecurity and security sector reform to achieve lasting social transformation.

• Despite the existence of various regional instruments, including the 2010 Dakar Declaration and the 2015 Supplementary Act on Equal Rights of Women and Men, there is a significant disconnect between the formal prescription of gender-justice frameworks and their actual implementation.
• The author argues that the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda must evolve from merely ensuring the representation of women in decision-making to a framework that addresses intersectional inequalities, promotes social justice, and emphasises demilitarisation.
• To transform peace and security outcomes, ECOWAS needs to incorporate the concept of intersectionality into its Conflict Prevention Framework (ECPF) to understand how overlapping forms of oppression, such as racism, sexism, and poverty, drive insecurity.
• The document highlights the success of grassroots organisations like the Mano River Women’s Peace Network (MARWOPNET) in brokering peace dialogues in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, suggesting that ECOWAS should move from ad-hoc engagement to strategic partnerships with such groups.
• The paper recommends a feminist response to climate insecurity, citing community-based climate resilience projects led by women in rural Niger and Burkina Faso as models for enhancing regional stability.

APA

Haastrup, T. (2025). Auf dem Weg zu einem feministischen Frieden: Wie die ECOWAS Frieden und Sicherheit in Westafrika neu gestalten kann. Africa Policy Research Institute. https://afripoli.org/de/auf-dem-weg-zu-einem-feministischen-frieden-wie-die-ecowas-frieden-und-sicherheit-in-westafrika-neu-gestalten-kann-en

Chicago

Haastrup, Toni. Auf dem Weg zu einem feministischen Frieden: Wie die ECOWAS Frieden und Sicherheit in Westafrika neu gestalten kann. Africa Policy Research Institute, 2025. https://afripoli.org/de/auf-dem-weg-zu-einem-feministischen-frieden-wie-die-ecowas-frieden-und-sicherheit-in-westafrika-neu-gestalten-kann-en.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{haastrup2025auf, author = {Haastrup, Toni}, title = {{Auf dem Weg zu einem feministischen Frieden: Wie die ECOWAS Frieden und Sicherheit in Westafrika neu gestalten kann}}, institution = {Africa Policy Research Institute}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://afripoli.org/de/auf-dem-weg-zu-einem-feministischen-frieden-wie-die-ecowas-frieden-und-sicherheit-in-westafrika-neu-gestalten-kann-en}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }