2020/04/16 by Julia Zulver, Annette Idler · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia #Gender, Security, and Conflict #Sex work and related issues
paper · doi:10.1080/01436597.2020.1744130
openalex publication_date 2020/04/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/26
In the Colombian–Venezuelan borderlands, the reconfiguration of armed group presence and mass migration create and reinforce conditions of high violence and risk. Against this backdrop, we ask: What are the gendered security implications of the double crisis in the borderlands? Based on fieldwork in four regions along the border, this article argues that the border effect is gendered; the very factors that coalesce to produce this effect exacerbate existing gendered power dynamics, particularly as these relate to gender-based violence. Accordingly, this article demonstrates the specific ways in which the border – as a facilitator, deterrent, magnet and/or disguise – reinforces experiences of gendered insecurity in this region. The article finishes by outlining the implications for other international borderland settings.