"Winning Hearts and Minds"? An Exploration of New Zealand Peacekeeping, Masculinities, and Identity in the Solomon Islands

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"Winning Hearts and Minds"? An Exploration of New Zealand Peacekeeping, Masculinities, and Identity in the Solomon Islands

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Close attention to the practices of masculinity, and individual negotiations of identity are often rendered invisible when exploring the implications of having soldiers engaged as peacekeepers in communities emerging from conflict. Using a feminist post-structural framework and qualitative interviews, I investigate whether involvement in peacekeeping is producing new gender and identity experiences for some New Zealand soldiers. Specifically, I explore the perceptions of two New Zealand Army ...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2013

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Stevens, Kiri

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/_Winning_Hearts_and_Minds_An_Exploration_of_New_Zealand_Peac...

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Gender studies not elsewhere classified / Cultural geography / Masculinities / Gender / Nationality / Peacekeeping / New Zealand soldiers / School: School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences / Social and Cultural Geography / Gender Specific Studies / Pacific Peoples Development and Welfare / International Aid / Degree Discipline: Development Studies / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Development Studies

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