Women, diaspora and peacebuilding in Yemen
This research dataset covers ethnographic fieldwork data from the MSCA-IF Peace Women Project: "Rethinking Peace-building: Women, Revolution, Exile, and Conflict Resolution in Yemen," conducted between 2021-2023. It contains interview transcripts with Yemeni activists based in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Canada, the USA, and Jordan. The research study focuses on Yemeni female leaders and activists-turned-refugees to explore how post-revolutionary violence and the ongoing war have influenced their participation and how they have impacted peacebuilding and political processes both within and outside the country. It examines the emergence and resilience of feminist transnational networks in the context of peacebuilding and conflict, analyzing how the Yemeni diaspora seizes opportunities and navigates constraints to mobilize as transnational social movements for peace, justice, and post-conflict reconstruction. As a multisite study of women, revolution, forced migration, transnationalism, and peacebuilding in Yemen and beyond, the study seeks a deeper and more critical understanding of the role of women's rights activists and refugees in post-revolutionary conflicts and peace processes.