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Finding the balance between scientific and social change goals, approaches and methods COFEM (Coalition of Feminists for Social Change)

Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleArticleSeries: Feminist Perspectives on Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls seriesPublication details: COFEM (Coalition of Feminists for Social Change), 2017Subject(s): Online resources: Feminist Perspectives on Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls series, 2017, Paper 3Summary: This paper examines the tensions between feminist and technocratic approaches1 to addressing VAWG in humanitarian settings. We contend that the application of a technocratic approach within the humanitarian system – one that is premised on the application of technical standards and methods, often by outside experts, and an overreliance on generating “scientific” knowledge – cannot by itself provide solutions to VAWG. Rather, feminist analysis and approaches must be the foundation on which VAWG prevention and response efforts build, and local women’s organisations must be at the forefront of these efforts. (From the Executive summary). Information about COFEM comes from the 2017 SVRI workshop presentation. Record #5646
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Feminist Perspectives on Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls series, 2017, Paper 3

This paper examines the tensions between feminist and technocratic approaches1 to addressing VAWG in humanitarian settings. We contend that the application of a technocratic
approach within the humanitarian system – one that is premised on the application of technical standards and methods, often by outside experts, and an overreliance on generating “scientific”
knowledge – cannot by itself provide solutions to VAWG. Rather, feminist analysis and approaches must be the foundation on which VAWG prevention and response efforts build, and local women’s organisations must be at the forefront of these efforts. (From the Executive summary). Information about COFEM comes from the 2017 SVRI workshop presentation. Record #5646