BETWEEN NORMS AND PRACTICE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EU'S IMPLEMENTATION OF WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AGENDA

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2025-11-18

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Bengi, İdil

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This thesis examines the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in the European Union's (EU) external action through the lens of feminist security studies. Grounded in Critical Security Studies (CSS) that expand the concept of security beyond military threats, the thesis analyses how the EU integrates the WPS agenda through institutional strategies, policy frameworks, and implementation mechanisms. The research evaluates the EU's performance as a normative global power in advancing WPS goals, using both policy effectiveness and feminist critique as analytical tools. The findings reveal a gap between rhetoric and practice, demonstrating that despite its ambitious frameworks, the EU often adopts an instrumentalist approach to gender equality. The variability in Country Level Implementation Plans (CLIPs) and the persistence of gender blind institutional logics hinder transformative change. From a feminist perspective, the thesis argues that meaningful implementation of the WPS agenda requires not only transformation of existing gender dynamics but also a rethinking of institutional structure to address inequalities. Overall, the thesis highlights the need for a deeper institutional transformation and feminist vision in the EU's approach to WPS.

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Women, Peace and Security (WPS), European Union (EU), feminist security studies, peacebuilding, gender equality

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/116642

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis