RESILIENCE &
FRAGILITY
IN ACTION
REFRACT- Resilience and Fragility in Action is a Policy Supporting Programme (PSP) funded by the ‘Flemish Interuniversity Council’ (VLIRUOS) and the ‘Academie de Recherche et d’Enseignement Superieur’ (ARES). This project is carried out on behalf of the Belgian Directorate for Development cooperation and humanitarian Aid (DGD) and implemented by a consortium of researchers from Belgian and African Universities.
ReFrACT Brief n01 : “ReFrACT Cafe : Gender backlash and rising authoritarianism in fragile contexts”
This two-page brief summarises the key points discussed during the ReFrACT Café, “Gender Backlash and Rising Authoritarianism in Fragile Contexts”, along with the main recommendations shared during the session. It captures collective insights and serves as a practical reference for anyone interested in the topics explored.
Gender Backlash and Rising Authoritarianism in Fragile Contexts
Gender backlash is a function and facilitator of authoritarian politics, emerging from and exacerbated by perceived or actual crises. Reflecting context-specific social and political dynamics, gender backlash takes a myriad of forms, from overt oppression of women and LGBTQIA+ communities, to strategic genderwashing and cooptation.
L’échec d’une tentative de « stabilisation » au Sahel
Since 2012, the Sahel has been at the center of a regional conflict characterized by the failure of international interventions and "stabilization" practices. Largely driven by imaginaries of state reconstruction and counterterrorism, these policies have ultimately accompanied local dynamics of violence and political polarization.
Civic Space and the Leaving No One Behind Principle
In this video, we explore the crucial role of civil society actors (CSAs) in supporting the Leaving No One Behind (LNOB) principle in fragile and authoritarian contexts.