Military Masculinities 和 Honorary Men: A Comparative Analysis of United States 和 United Kingdom Approaches to Iraq Security Sector Reform

The 2003 Iraq War marked the first time the United States 和 United Kingdom deployed gender-specific units in support of active combat operations. As manifestations of changing gendered norms within American 和 British defense institutions, these Team Lioness units became symbolic of defense transitions to a more diverse fighting force for the future. 伊拉克战争之后, the United States 和 United Kingdom were authorized as governing entities over the post-conflict Security Sector Reform process. Responsible for reconstructing Iraqi defense institutions, Coalition US-UK forces focused reconstruction efforts on addressing the immediate security needs of the country. 为此目的, prior feminist literature has criticized the lack of formalized gender-inclusive policies in such post-conflict spheres given the prominence of Team Lioness units during the war itself. 这样的辩论, 然而, ignore the broader consideration of how gender impacts post-conflict reconstruction. 更具体地说, there remains the question of how United States 和 United Kingdom defense institutions perform gender 和 to what extent such normative cultures impacted Security Sector Reform efforts in post-conflict Iraq. 因此, utilizing a Feminist Institutionalism theoretical perspective, this research will investigate the militarized masculinities of US 和 UK fighting forces embodied within defense behaviors 和 policies. Based on a qualitative descriptive analysis of United States 和 United Kingdom Women, 和平, 及保安法例, alongside interviews with five former gender advisors 和 servicemembers, this research investigates how gendered normative patterns can help explain American 和 British approaches to post-conflict reconstruction in Iraq.