REFRACT
PUBLICATIONS
Welcome to “REFRACT Publications”, you can access the works produced by our project as part of its policy-supporting role. The publications reflect our research efforts and insights, aimed at informing policy decisions and fostering a deeper understanding of resilience and fragility in diverse contexts.
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.
Civic Space and the Leaving No One Behind Principle
Civil society actors (CSAs) are increasingly confronted with changes in civic space, particularly in contexts of high fragility and rising authoritarianism, where they are exposed to multiple risks and restrictive measures that limit their action capacity. This paper explores how CSAs respond to these changing dynamics and what strategies they employ to continue their critical work in fragile contexts.