Author: Noorie Safa
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.GD-18-10
Year: 2018
Academic Program: Gender and Development Studies (GDS)
Type: Thesis (M. Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2018
Examination Committee: Joyee S. Chatterjee (Chairperson); Philippe Doneys, Julaikha S. Hossain (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The study finds that stereotypical notions of masculinities reinforce Rohingya men’s vulnerabilities from three different angles. Firstly, Rohingya men are automatically treated as antagonist by state bodies considering their typical masculinized role, hence are treated violently. Secondly, in complex community structure Rohingya men are deemed as empowered and power holder due to their increased affiliation in public sphere which not only excludes them from different support mechanisms by humanitarian organizations but also places them in prey zone of hegemonic masculinized community men. Thirdly, non-alignment and deviation from culturally expected masculine roles add intense vulnerability among Rohingya men which ultimately creates a suffocating gender relationship at intra household level. Apart from discussing Rohingya men as a homogenous entity, the study implied intersectional lens. The finding reveals that within the same ethnic cluster different social determinants define kinds of violence and the level of vulnerability & marginalization of Rohingya men. For example, in Myanmar a young aged Muslim Rohingya man is more vulnerable than any Hindu Rohingya man whereas in Bangladesh a young aged unregistered Rohingya man who does not have affiliation with local Bengali muscle men, tend to be more vulnerable than any registered young aged Rohingya man. So, identified determinants of Rohingya men’s vulnerabilities are listed as – ethnicity, age, religion, refugee status, affiliation with powerful entity etc.
Scholarship Donor(s): Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program
Note: A thesis submitted in patial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies
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