In this EPLO Brown Bag Lunch discussion, Dr Ken McDonagh and Dr Maria-Adriana Deiana will present the findings of their project ‘Add Women and Hope? Assessing the gender impact of EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions’ which focuses on the EU’s mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR Althea) and the EU’s rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX Kosovo). Drawing on interviews with CSDP mission planners and staff members, including gender advisors, this project, which is funded by the Irish Research Council, has highlighted a number of important issues involved in the mainstreaming of gender into EU foreign policy practice.

The presentation will be followed by a discussion with participants.

Dr McDonagh is a Lecturer in International Relations at Dublin City University. His research is focused on EU external action and the EU as a global actor. He is the Principle Investigator of the project.

Dr Deiana is a Research Fellow at Dublin City University. She has conducted extensive research on the incorporation of the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda within the context of conflict transformation, conflict management and peacebuilding. Her work is focused on the politics of Northern Ireland, the Post-Yugoslav space and EU peacekeeping.

Participants are welcome to bring their own lunch and EPLO will provide tea and coffee.

Please note that seats are limited and registration is mandatory. Please RSVP to Lorenzo Conti if you would like to participate.