Feminist approach to international relations: Roots, development, contributions and limitations

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2010-01-01

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Tür Küçükkaya, Özlem
AYDIN KOYUNCU, ÇİĞDEM

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This article aims at analyzing the major arguments, criticisms and contributions of the feminist international relations approach, which started to become important in the discipline from late 1980s onwards. Feminist international relations approach argues that there is a hidden male perspective in the discipline and female ideas, problems and changes that women go through are neglected. International Relations discipline is also criticised for being particularistic and subjective. Th is article will first look at the development of the feminist approach in the international relations discipline and analyze its major criticisms of traditional theories and concepts. The article will later look at different types of feminism and will question the contributions and limitations of the feminist approach to the international relations discipline.

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Femininity, Feminism, Gender, International Relations Discipline, Masculinity, Feminizm, Toplumsal Cinsiyet, Maskülenlik, Feminenlik, Uluslararası İlişkiler Disiplini

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/106505

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Department of International Relations, Article