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The fact that it is men who kill and are killed most in times of war has led to the invisibility and neglect of other actors involved in these contexts. Women, in fact, have represented the prime social absence in analyses of armed conflicts and in post-conflict reconstruction policies. This wartime invisibility is prolonged into the post-war period. If during the armed conflict certain groups are not considered significant participants, being involved in, and suffering the impact of, wars in a different way � as is the case with women and children � in the post-war reconstruction period their needs remain marginalised. In addition, in order to turn the post-war period into a period of peace, violent practices must be silenced, and subsequently take on new characteristics.
Through an approach foregrounding the analysis of continuums of violence beyond what may be considered the official war scenarios, and on the basis of Angolan, Guinean and Mozambican contexts, the aim of this article is to demonstrate the proximity of war and peace zones, specifically with regard to insecurities not considered relevant to the planning and implementation of post-war policies. In particular, the intention is to analyse the forms of violence practised against women within these contexts.
O facto de serem homens os que mais matam e morrem em tempo de guerra declarada tem determinado a invisibilidade e negligência de outros actores envolvidos nestes contextos. As mulheres, em concreto, têm sido o ausente social por excelência nas análises sobre conflitos armados e nas políticas de reconstrução pós-conflito Através de uma abordagem que privilegia a análise de continuums de violência(s) para além de cenários considerados como guerra oficial, e tendo por base os contextos angolano, guineense e moçambicano, pretende-se demonstrar a proximidade entre zonas de guerra e zonas de paz, nomeadamente no que diz respeito à existência de inseguranças que não são consideradas relevantes no desenho e implementação de políticas levadas a cabo no pós-guerra. Pretende-se, em particular, analisar as formas de violência exercidas contra mulheres nestes contextos.
