The gender dilemmas of community-based peacebuilding: a case study from post-conflict Nepal

Community-based approaches to peacebuilding and an emphasis on including women’s voices in the process have given rise to models that devolve the responsibility of building peace to local women’s organisations in post-conflict situations. Drawing on her research into an initiative in Nepal, Smita Ramnarain raises questions around the model peacebuilding centred on voluntary, community-oriented work led by women and suggests how efforts can be made more sustainable.