Asante, Doris (2024) Navigating restrictions: External funding and WPS implementation. Women's Studies International Forum, 107. 103000.

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Abstract

The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda promotes women's agency, gender equality, and women and civil society's role within national and international processes to achieve peace and security outcomes. The adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2242 further extends women and civil society organisations' role within peace and security activities to include activities to counter-terrorism and counter-violent extremism (CT/CVE). However, historical tensions and ongoing state restrictions have closed CT/CVE engagement opportunities for civil society. Applying Pfeffer and Salancik's (1978) resource dependency theory, I argue that access to international funds has enabled CSOs to survive despite the closing civic space in Nigeria and create WPS opportunities. Access to external resources and the ability of these actors to implement measures aligned with local women needs, as opposed to the requirements of donors has enabled these actors to achieve some WPS outcomes in Nigeria.

Item ID:	85373
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1879-243X
Copyright Information:	© 2024 The Author. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
Date Deposited:	07 May 2025 00:29
FoR Codes:	44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4408 Political science > 440808 International relations @ 50% 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4405 Gender studies > 440504 Gender relations @ 50%
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