“No a la destrucción de la familia:” Gender Ideology Narratives and the Colombian Peace Accord Plebiscite
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- Abstract
- To what extent did the anti-gender movement’s narrative of "gender ideology" impact the Colombian Peace Accord plebiscite in 2016? The 2016 plebiscite asked Colombians to decide whether or not to accept the Peace Accord between the government and the guerilla group FARC-EP. The Peace Accord vote was quite close, but ultimately failed, with 50.2% voting ‘No.’ Previous studies have cited the "gender ideology" narrative as a factor that created opposition to the accord, including how Pentecostal church leaders of the ‘No’ campaign argued that “the agreements put Colombia at risk of ‘homosexual colonization.’” (Beltran and Creely 2016) That said, more research is needed to understand why and how this narrative gained traction. Thus, this thesis seeks to answer the question: How did the narratives surrounding "gender ideology" and the Colombian Peace Accord shape the discussions about the intended purpose and impact of the accord, and ultimately impact their decision in the Peace Accord plebiscite? To answer this question, I conducted 29 in-depth interviews with members of different political parties in Colombia during the summer of 2023, and also conducted a survey experiment with 862 Colombian respondents during the spring of 2024. The interview data is analyzed in two passes, using both deductive and inductive codes, supported by analytic memos and prepositions. The survey used a set of vignette experiments to identify the impact of language related to gender identity, sexual orientation or the LGBTQ community on political approval decisions. These methods provide insight into which narratives were most prevalent with regard to “gender ideology,” why they garnered opposition, and how they shaped the perception of the accord. I argue that the “gender ideology” narratives became part of the vision of the future for a post-conflict Colombia that, when put in combination with the fear of the rise of the FARC as a political party, and grievances about impunity, mobilized ‘No’ voters against the accord. This study will contribute to a growing body of research on the strategies and impact of the anti-gender movement, as well as how and why their narratives have been able to gain traction in political decisions.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date modified | May 28, 2024 |
| Publication date | May 15, 2024 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Calero Forero, Isa |
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| Advisor | Magaloni-Kerpel, Beatriz |
| Advisor | Grzymala-Busse, Anna |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Undergraduate Program in International Relations |
Subjects
| Subject | Anti-gender movement |
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| Subject | Peace Process |
| Subject | Colombia |
| Subject | LGBTQ rights |
| Subject | Religion and politics |
| Genre | Text |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- Calero Forero, I. (2024). “No a la destrucción de la familia:” Gender Ideology Narratives and the Colombian Peace Accord Plebiscite. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/zq307tc1074. https://doi.org/10.25740/zq307tc1074.
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