This article asserts the need to re-think the ‘normative’ in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) from the standpoint of the ‘local’, in this case Sri Lanka. It argues that UNSCR 1325 needs to be situated within the larger discourse on international norms, and challenges to the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in varied ‘local’ contexts can be evaluated through the theoretical frameworks provided by existing literature on norms diffusion. I put forward three main arguments: First, the need to go beyond the neat classification of contexts as ‘conflict’ and ‘post-conflict’; second, the need to problematize gender as homogenous and women as coherent stable category of analysis; and third, to look beyond women as victims or agents. I argue that women in post-war Sri Lanka can more aptly be classified as controlled actors as women’s agency is structurally and culturally controlled, which inhibits their capacity to act or perform. In conclusion, I posit that Sri Lanka not only presents a strong case for the localization of the ‘normative’ in UNSCR 1325 but also provides justification for a three-level bottom-up analysis (local, regional and international) to comprehensively understand why UNSCR 1325 fails or succeeds to influence state behaviour.

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重新思考联合国安理会第 1325 号决议中的“规范”：斯里兰卡的观点

本文主张需要从“当地”的角度重新思考联合国安理会第 1325 号决议 (UNSCR 1325) 中的“规范”，在这种情况下是斯里兰卡。它认为，UNSCR 1325 需要置于关于国际规范的更大话语中，并且可以通过现有关于规范传播的文献提供的理论框架来评估在不同“本地”背景下实施 UNSCR 1325 所面临的挑战。我提出了三个主要论点：首先，需要超越将上下文简单地分类为“冲突”和“冲突后”；其次，需要将性别问题视为同质的，将女性视为连贯稳定的分析类别；第三，将女性视为受害者或代理人。我认为，战后斯里兰卡的女性可以更恰当地归类为受控制的行动者，因为女性的能动性在结构和文化上受到控制，这抑制了她们的行动或表演能力。总之，我认为斯里兰卡不仅为联合国安理会第 1325 号决议中“规范”的本地化提供了强有力的理由，而且还为自下而上的三级分析（地方、区域和国际）提供了理由，以全面了解联合国安理会1325 影响状态行为失败或成功。