The ‘Male Gaze’ of Security: A Case of the Military Service in Kenya

Authors

  • Catheline Nyabwengi Bosibori Author

Keywords:

War, Violence, Male dominance

Abstract

War and violence in human society have mostly been treated as male activities, although historical and contemporary evidence suggests that women are actors in war and violence. This view has been extended to the military profession- dominantly masculine. This paper examines the male dominance in Kenya’s military service and its impacts on counter-terrorism approaches. The article contends that gender norms shape how military personnel organize themselves, respond to, and implement counter-terrorism measures. The masculine conception of the military in operation does not present women terrorists as actors in their own right but as intruders in a male domain, leading to unsuccessful counter-terrorism approaches

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Published

01.12.2021

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The ‘Male Gaze’ of Security: A Case of the Military Service in Kenya. (2021). Hekima Review . https://journals.hekima.ac.ke/index.php/journals/article/view/622