RT Article
T1 ‘Luk pe coo,’ or compensation as dowry?: Gendered reflections on reparations for conflict-related sexual violence against men
JF International journal of transitional justice
VO 12
IS 3
SP 537
OP 548
A1 Schulz, Philipp
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1844125165
AB This Note explores a divergent viewpoint on reparations represented by a small group of male survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Northern Uganda. According to this perspective, reparative justice measures equal the payment of dowry, locally conceptualized as luk. In this reading, reparations, if regarded as dowry, further cement survivors’ perceived inferior subject positioning in a gendered manifestation and as previously initiated through the sexual violations. If viewed as dowry, reparations can thus entrench further gendered harms, rather than redressing suffering and vulnerabilities. These findings stand in contrast to how the relationships between reparations, victimhood and gender are commonly theorized, thus implying novel empirical and conceptual implications for gender-sensitive reparations in response to conflict-related sexual violence. Based upon these findings, I emphasize that reparations are value-loaded and inevitably depend on local gendered, cultural and societal contexts.
K1 Reparations
K1 Gender
K1 Sexual violence/rape
K1 Masculinities
K1 Northern Uganda
DO 10.1093/ijtj/ijy018