Beyond a ‘survivor-centred approach’ to conflict-related sexual violence?

Abstract In Resolution 2467 (2019), the most recent addition to Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, UN Council embraced idea of a ‘survivor-centred approach’ preventing responding conflict-related sexual violence. While this terminology is now widely used in international policy circles, general lack critical reflection on concept survivor-centrism striking. Addressing gap, interdisciplinary article seeks demonstrate that survivor-centred approach, by itself, too narrow. It utilizes ecological connectivity—which refers connections enable facilitate vital processes—and repurposes it social science context develop article's core argument: discourse marginalizes, or neglects, fundamental webs connectivity which everyday lives those who have suffered violence are intricately interwoven. The draws qualitative interviews with victims/survivors Bosnia Herzegovina, Colombia Uganda empirically two particular ‘connectivity critiques’ discourse, focused resources health respectively. Ultimately, not advocating abandonment but, rather, social-ecological reframing it. presents as new conceptual approach for thinking about dealing