ICIP has published a manual that compiles proposals and case studies to incorporate the intersectional feminist perspective into local security and prevention policies. The book is entitled Interseccionalitat i polítiques locals de seguretat: un diàleg possible (Intersectionality and local security policies: A possible dialogue), and it was written by Gerard Coll-Planas, Marina Garcia-Castillo and Gloria García-Romeral. It is title number 30 in the “Eines de pau, seguretat i justícia” (Tools for Peace, Security and Justice) book series and has been published in paper and PDF format in Catalan.
Intersectionality is a feminist proposal to deal with inequalities in a comprehensive manner, taking into account multiple variables such as race, gender, ethnicity and social class. The publication is part of the project “Incorporating the feminist and intersectional perspective into local security and prevention policies” of the Center for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies (CEIG) of the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC). This project received an ICIP grant for research work in peace (R-ICIP).
According to the authors, the book aims to be “a practical exercise to understand how intersectional logic is applied to each of the planning and elaboration phases of public policies.” Using case studies, interviews with key actors and personal accounts of Catalan citizens, the authors identify questions and make proposals for revising measures linked to the prevention and eradication of violence and to protection from violence.
“The objective is to offer resources and generate debate in the field of public security based on a reflection of the different strategies we have at our disposal to manage all forms of discrimination locally,” they added.
The document focuses on the local level and is aimed at people who work in mediation and coexistence services, prevention and security services, security forces, equality and non-discrimination services, social services, local governments, and third-sector agencies. The manual also aims to impact sectoral policies that complement, relate to, or have a direct impact on security, such as urban planning or mobility.
ICIP and the authors plan to organize a series of training workshops to share the reflections and cases collected in the book that can inspire the target audience.
The authors
Gerard Coll-Planas (Cardedeu, 1980) holds a PhD in Sociology from UAB and is a professor at UVic-UCC. He has published the books Dibuixant el gènere (Edicions 96, 2013), La carne y la metáfora. Una reflexión sobre el cuerpo en la teoría queer (Egales, 2012) and La voluntad y el deseo. La construcción social del género y la sexualidad (Egales, 2010). He has been academic coordinator of Connected Equalities: Intersectionality in local public policies; and currently coordinates the project “Zoom out: Approaching children’s literature from an intersectional perspective,” co-financed by the European Commission.
Marina Garcia-Castillo (Castelldefels, 1998) is a researcher in the Sexual and Gender Diversity and Intersectionality Area of the Gender Studies Group: Translation, Literature, History and Communication (GETLIHC) at UVic-UCC and a PhD student in the program in Gender Studies: Cultures, Societies and Politics. She holds a degree in Global Studies from UPF and a master’s degree in Gender Studies from IIEDG, and she has participated in research and knowledge transfer projects in Catalonia and Europe. Her focus of interest is the intersection between sexual and gender diversity and cultural and religious diversity.
Gloria García-Romeral (Granada, 1981) holds a degree in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Granada, a PhD in Sociology from UAB and is a member of the Gender Studies Group: Translation, Literature, History and Communication (GETLIHC) at UVic-UCC. Her work explores the intersection between gender, public policies, and cultural and religious diversity, combining research with applied work in intervention projects and teaching and training for professionals. She currently works as a researcher at the Center for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies at UVic-UCC and as a professor in the Department of Pedagogy at the same university.
The book series
The book series Tools for Peace, Security and Justice aims to provide useful support for people who feel committed to working for peace at different levels of involvement. This manual is title number 30 of the series.
