Embodiments of Crisis: A Feminist Political Economy Analysis of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Philippines

This thesis investigates sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in crisis settings of armed conflicts and environmental disasters from a feminist political economy perspective. Drawing on the case of the Philippines, it provides an empirically-informed analysis of the political, economic and socio-cultural processes that enable and exacerbate the undermining of bodily autonomy at the household, state and global levels. By beginning with the health and well-being of women and girls, this thesis reveals the current gap between emergency relief assistance in crisis settings and long-term material redistribution required to realise the goal of gender equality.