The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (truth): Recognising sexual terrorism within the Women, Peace, and Security agenda.

Sammanfattning: This thesis will be an attempt to look beyond this relatively new conceptualisation of CRSV committed in the context of terrorism, so called ‘sexual terrorism’, to determine what are its implications for the development of the WPS agenda. Answering the research question ‘What are the consequences of the increased linking of CT and WPS, in particularly with regards to the consideration of sexual terrorism, on prevention from and prosecution of CRSV committed by terrorist organisations and on the development of the WPS framework?’ If this thesis put forward that recognising of the nexus of CRSV and Terrorism in international policy through its inclusion within the WPS framework could be a real step forward for accountability and is a recognition of the harm suffered by the victims, it will underline that potential developments should be nuanced due to the risk of co-optation of the WPS framework for reasons of increasing securitisation and pursuance of national interests. Relying on the analysis provided throughout the thesis it will be concluded that in its current conceptualisation and consideration, the manner in which ‘sexual terrorism’ is delt with at the international policy and legal framework, is symptomatic of structural failings with regards to WPS and women’s rights as a whole and follows current trends of striving away from the original purpose of the WPS. It will be concluded that achieving feminist peace, preventing CRSV and sexual terrorism, will ultimately require structural changes with regards to considerations of gender and security and a refocusing on achieving gender equality.