Description
Gender equality has now become embedded in neoliberal in the context of right to intervention. While the norms of gender mainstreaming have been widely articulated conceptually and diffused as policy tools in peace building, the context of strategies and mandates are tested on grounds of historically violent societies and its inimical relations with the state.
The gender-focused aid intervention in Afghanistan provides a case study of gender mainstreaming in post conflict reconstruction specifically by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which has the largest programs in the country.
This paper seeks to examine the way in which the diffusion norms on gender equality has been articulated Peace building particularly in Afghanistan. By outlining the context and the structure, it will attempt to articulate feminist vision into governance projects. Focusing on norms diffusion, and policymaking process and delivery, the paper intends to analyze all that within the ambit of gender mainstreaming in Reconstruction.
