Survivors, Perpetrators, Peace Agents

This text analyses the ways in which transitional justice theories acknowledge the roles of women in the Colombian conflict and peacebuilding process. After highlighting the specific context of the Colombian conflict and peace process and the roles women may have in it, feminist theories are applied in order to answer the research question: In how far can feminist approaches to transitional justice be helpful to account for the manifold roles of women in the Colombian conflict and peace process? The analysis looks at the agency of (1) women as survivors of gender-based violence, of (2) women as perpetrators of violence, and of (3) women as peace agents. Here, it is determined which types of agency these women exercise and which gendered justice gaps they face.