The future of foreign policy is feminist

The future of foreign policy is feminist /

As old white men continue to dominate the national and international stages, the needs of women and minorities are constantly ignored. International politics are shaped by a ruthless competition for advantage, and the world is full of conflicts, crises and wars. Things have to change. Activist and p...

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Main Author: Lunz, Kristina, 1989- (Author)
Other Authors: Barfoot, Nicola, 1973- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Published: Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, [2023]
Edition:English edition.
Subjects:
International relations.
Feminism.
international relations.
feminism.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Prologue: The personal is political. My feminist awakening...
  • ...and where it led
  • Margot Wallstrom: 'Activism and diplomacy, that is, courage and patience, complement each other'
  • 2. Why foreign policy must become feminist. The beginnings of feminist foreign policy
  • Feminism for everybody
  • Less patriarchy, more security
  • Feminist security beyond the nation state
  • Conclusion: Why (feminist) foreign policy concerns us all
  • Toni Haastrup: 'Home was never a place for me'
  • 3. Diplomacy: It's a man's world. A rocky road
  • Female diplomacy in Germany
  • Making women visible
  • Oppression and violence: women's lives past and present - Conclusion: diverse and efficient
  • Valerie Hudson: 'What a long, strange trip it's been'
  • 4. Old white men in theory. My personal sense of unease
  • The imperial brotherhood, or: androcentrism is everywhere
  • Are humans essentially selfish?
  • International relations: The revolution begins
  • Epistemicide: the destruction of knowledge
  • The postcolonial perspective
  • Conclusion: Old white men: a narrow outlook
  • Nina Bernarding: 'Gendering is a way of structuring power'
  • 5. The beginnings of feminist foreign policy. 1915: it all began in The Hague
  • The women's resolution
  • Delegations with a mission
  • 1919: a continent rearranged
  • Women and peace talks
  • From 1920: the re-emergence of hope
  • Feminist international law
  • Conclusion: The shoulders of giants
  • Chandra Mohanty: 'My loyalty was never to an institution'
  • 6. Feminist activism: UN Resolution 1325. In the UN Security Council
  • The idea of a feminist Security Council
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325
  • The example of Colombia
  • The example of NATO
  • The influence of feminist civil society on UN resolutions
  • Germany's national action plan
  • Demanding the maximum and negotiating compromise
  • Conclusion: She who fights with monsters
  • Sanam Naraghi Anderlini: 'Who fights for human rights? Women do'
  • 7. The status quo of feminist foreign policy. Sweden
  • Canada
  • France
  • Mexico
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • Other states with a feminist foreign policy agenda
  • Staying power: the Global Partners Network
  • Small steps
  • Conclusion: The will for transformation
  • Cynthia Enloe: 'Where are the women?'
  • 8. Attacks on women's, LGBTQI+ and human rights. Networking
  • Power over Rights
  • The origins of anti-gender ideology
  • The old, the new and the allies
  • Defending the international patriarchal social order
  • The 'Atlas of Civil Society'
  • The myth of gender ideology
  • Antifeminist strategies
  • What 'protecting unborn life' actually means
  • Conclusion: An unrelenting struggle
  • Jennifer Cassidy: 'Old white men were teaching solely about old white men, and that made me furious'
  • 9. Feminist global health policy. Covid is a feminist issue
  • The human right to health
  • Health diplomacy
  • Colonial tendencies in questions of health
  • Global injustices: North versus South
  • Sexual and reproductive health and rights
  • Forgotten groups in health policy
  • Conclusion: For a feminist global health policy
  • Beatrice Fihn: 'It's absurd that force and weapons are seen as guarantors of (inter)national security'
  • 10. No climate justice without feminism. Led by women
  • Climate protection: an intensely feminist issue
  • The climate crisis doesn't affect everyone equally
  • Climate justice = human justice
  • Control over nature and women
  • The man-made climate crisis
  • Climate and security
  • Objections and attacks
  • Conclusion: Climate justice and feminism - now!
  • J. Ann Tickner: 'It doesn't matter what the boys are doing, we're doing much more interesting things anyway'
  • 11. Making peace without weapons: disarmament as a fundamental demand of feminism. My personal security flaw
  • The arms race spiral
  • Weapons kill women
  • Core objective: demilitarization
  • Disarmament as a core feminist concern in history
  • A 'no' to the arms trade
  • A 'no' to nuclear weapons
  • A 'no' to killer robots
  • Conclusion: No security in patriarchy
  • Bonnie Jenkins: 'It's our job to question the status quo again and again'
  • 12. The future of foreign policy is feminist. Hopeless: Afghanistan 2021
  • The CFFP manifesto
  • Peace and security
  • Demilitarization, disarmament and arms (export) control
  • Human rights and the rule of law
  • Climate justice
  • Development cooperation
  • Migration
  • Global health
  • Decolonizing foreign policy
  • Fighting antifeminist attacks on the human rights system
  • Participation and leadership
  • Collaboration and feminist civil society
  • Conclusion: Change and growth
  • Samantha Power: 'I want to create diplomatic progress'
  • 13. Feminist foreign policy in times of war and conflict. Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine
  • The feminist revolution in Iran - Conclusion: Short-term feminist interventions and long-term feminist transformation
  • Madeleine Rees: 'I took off my velvet gloves a long time ago'
  • 14. Epilogue. My personal history: CFFP instead of the UN
  • The triple whammy
  • Conclusion: From angst to agency
  • P.S.: Only the strong stay soft!

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