Date of Award
Spring 6-13-2026
Document Type
Undergraduate Honors Thesis
Degree Name
B.A. in International Studies, Spanish
Organizational Unit
Josef Korbel School of International Studies, International Studies
First Advisor
Tamra Pearson d’Estrée
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All Rights Reserved.
Keywords
Transitional justice, Truth commissions, Women and conflict, Women's civil society organizations, Gender-based violence
Abstract
Scholarly literature has increasingly recognized that the inclusion of women and gender in formal transitional justice processes is essential for addressing the gendered nature of mass atrocities. This thesis seeks to contribute to the existing literature on how and why some transitional justice processes have come to address women and gender by specifically studying Chile’s Rettig Commission and Valech Commission. Several hypotheses have emerged from the literature for why the Valech Commission addressed gender to a greater extent, including that women’s civil society organizations, diffusion of international norms, and shifting domestic politics each played a role. Grounded in an anti-reductionist approach, this research utilizes the method of contribution analysis to strengthen and revise the theory that women’s civil society organizations contributed to increased inclusion of women and gender in Chile’s Valech Commission. The results of this analysis reveal that women’s civil society organizations contributed on two levels: through formal collaboration and through public demonstration. By illuminating these strategies alongside inherent complexities and interactions in the case, this thesis contributes to a more nuanced understanding of how transitional justice processes come to address gender.
Copyright Date
4-13-2026
Publication Statement
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Rights Holder
Frankie Stroud
Provenance
Received from Author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
90 pgs
File Size
787 KB
Recommended Citation
Stroud, Frankie, "Gendered Justice: The Role of Women’s Civil Society Organizations in Shaping Chile’s Truth Commissions" (2026). Undergraduate Theses, Capstones, and Recitals. 78.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/undergraduate_theses/78
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