Okinawa Feminism and Peacebuilding: Military Occupation and Sexual Violence

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26360055
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Gender
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: Akibayashi Kozue 同志社大学, グローバル・スタディーズ研究科, 教授 (90377010)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 軍事占領 / 性暴力 / 平和構築 / フェミニスト平和運動 / トランスナショナル・ネットワーク

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The focus of the research is placed on Okinawa Women Act Against Military Violence as a significant part of Okinawa Feminism as OWAAMV has addressed the issue of sexual violence by US soldiers stationed in Okinawa. OWAAMV has expanded further its transnational network to civil society in such areas as Korea, the US, or the UN. By strengthening the transnational network of solidarity to resist the military presence, they have offered clearer vision to pursue achievement of demilitarization rather than relocation of US military facilities.
More cases of sexual assault by US soldiers during the US occupation period in Okinawa were found in the Okianwa Prefectural Archive that are included to update the chronology of sexual crimes.
International Peacebuilding policies of are found not to have developed an analysis of sexual violence and the military in addressing the problem of sexual violence in armed conflicts.

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