Feminist Foreign Policy : Energy and Resistance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Achilleos-Sarll, Columba.

Contributor:

Achilleos-Sarll

Series:

Feminist Reimagining of International Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Feminist theory.

international relations.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Since Sweden launched the world's first Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP), the concept has become ubiquitous in foreign policy studies and practice.This book examines its rapid global diffusion, the challenges it faces and the fierce resistance it has provoked.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Feminist Foreign Policy Energy and Resistance

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Energy and Resistance in/​to 'Feminist' Foreign Policy

Energy and resistance

Energy

Resistance

Histories, origin stories, and racial hierarchies

Norms, practices, power

New interventions in feminist foreign policy

Chapter overview

References

Part I Reimagining a Different World

1 A Feminist Foreign Policy for Our Times

Introduction

Militarism, war, ecological collapse, and the potential of feminist foreign policies

Feminist foreign policies and their responses to intersecting crises

Crises, catastrophes, and feminist foreign policies

Note

2 First Nations and Feminist Approaches to Foreign Policy in Australia

Indigenous foreign policy

The journey to Indigenous foreign policy in Australia

Australia ' s 2023 referendum

Australia and feminist foreign policy

Indigenous and/​or feminist foreign policy?

Conclusion

Notes

Part II Talking Back: Who Gets to Do Feminist Foreign Policy?

3 Feminist Foreign Policy or Gender Equality? The Role of African Feminists and Civil Society

Methodology

The role of African feminist movement in influencing global policy making

Women, Peace and Security

Regional dynamics

African women ' s rights organizations ' engagement with feminist foreign policy

Silence and erasure

International non-​governmental organizations acting as proxies for African civil society organizations

Limited knowledge of feminist foreign policy

Gender equality

Challenges in promoting gender equality and feminist principles

The role of African civil society in shaping feminist foreign policy.

Accountability for recognition of past injustices and policy commitments

Building connections and collaborations through feminist foreign policy

4 Together in the Movement: Six Lessons from Youth, for the Feminist Foreign Policy Community

Intergenerational solidarity and changing views of feminism

Our Generation for Inclusive Peace

Lessons from young people on feminist foreign policy

Lesson 1: Radical potential, disappointing results

Lesson 2: No progress without addressing colonialism

Lesson 3: Changing world, changing views

Lesson 4: The necessity of nuance

Lesson 5: Growing backlash to feminism

Lesson 6: How to meaningfully include youth

5 Learning from the Majority World: Decolonial Feminisms to Build Feminist Foreign Policies

Feminists in the majority world: decolonial approaches to feminist foreign policy

Resisting colonialism

Protecting land, resisting occupation

Mobilizing for change through partnerships

Reimagining the world order: women-​led communes

Feminist foreign policy in action: lessons from the majority world

Part III Contestations within Feminist Foreign Policy

6 Feminist Approaches to Foreign Policy: Perspectives from Europe's East

Feminist foreign policy locations and discourses: whose voices are heard and whose remain absent?

Feminist foreign policy resources: knowledge extraction and political economy of feminist policy making

Ways forward

7 The Martial Politics of Feminist Foreign Policy

Situating feminist foreign policy within the NATO universe

NATO ' s feminist foreign policy states: realizing martial politics?

Sweden

Canada

Germany

8 as I F.

as I F

Part IV Feminist Foreign Policy within the Gender Governance Architecture

9 Feminist Foreign Policy Falling Flat

Feminist foreign policy in practice

Understanding feminist foreign policy: positive trends

Understanding feminist foreign policy: negative trends

List of interviews

10 Co-​Existence or Competition? The Discursive and Normative Politics of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda and Feminist Foreign Policies

Diverging paths, shared criticisms: the cases of Mexico and Canada

Mexico ' s FFP and WPS: estranged sisters, then reunited

The disconnect between Mexico ' s FFP and WPS agendas

Canada's invisible FFP

Canada ' s FFP in the shadow of the WPS agenda

WPS and FFP co-​existence and (dis)connections in Canada and Mexico

11 Anti-​Genderism and Feminist Foreign Policy: Paying Attention to the Domestic Politics of Gender

The development of anti-​genderism

Biological essentialism in France

Anti-​trans politics in the UK

The discourse of ' roll-​back '

12 Feminist Foreign Policy: A Practitioner's View from Paris

Breaking new ground

Institutionalizing feminist foreign policy: embedding principles into structures

French feminist foreign policy at the multilateral level: delivering the generation equality forum

Feminist foreign policy as a vehicle for transformative international relations?

Conclusion: A vision for the future

Conclusion: What Does Feminist Foreign Policy Mean in Practice? Insights from Colombia, Ukraine, Sudan, and Palestine

The First Colombian Feminist Foreign Policy Laura Beltr á n

An intersectional perspective

Addressing country-​specific priorities

Conclusion.

What Feminist Foreign Policy Means to Ukrainian Women

Olena Yermakova

Gendered dimensions of war

Feminist resistance to war

Between feminist foreign policy and gender equality

Conclusion: From sympathy to solidarity

A Place and Not a Marketplace for Peace in Sudan

Reem Abbas

What can women sell in a marketplace?

A militarized marketplace has no space for women

Donors, feminist foreign policy, and peace processes

The women's movement should lead

Feminist Foreign Policy and Feminist Solidarity During a Genocide: An Intersectional Critique

Ashjan Ajour

Genocide, settler colonialism, and the targeting of social reproduction

Selective compassion: complicity and silence

An intersectionality matrix of domination: towards feminist solidarity

Afterword: What Is at Stake When Calling Foreign Policy Feminist?

Can feminism ever be compatible with foreign policy?

The international arena as a problematic context

States are gendered

Foreign policy is security-​focused in gendered ways

International politics is competitive, which is gendered

The (gendered) nature of foreign policy

What are the racial and colonial hierarchies in feminist foreign policy practice?

Multiple feminisms

'Target' voices

Is feminist foreign policy possible?

Index.

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ISBN:

1-5292-4786-1

9781529247862

OCLC:

1584488619