Dr Jennifer Thomson (University of Bath) and Dr Claire Pierson (University of Liverpool) discuss how a Feminist Foreign Policy can support Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.
read moreFor many decades, Sweden has been a leading voice in promoting gender equality and women’s rights. The country’s development and aid policy has highlighted gender equality as a priority since 1996. This article is part of the web dossier on Feminist Foreign Policy that we produced in cooperation with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.
read moreThis is the second part of a two part series that utilises a feminist foreign policy (ffp) framing to analyse refugee policy in South Africa. Part 1 has previously outlined the ffp principles, migration legislation and discourse analysis to determine the extent of gender inclusivity in refugee law. Part 2 explores ideas of national security and sovereignty which dominate discussions about the asylum regime to provide a contextual understanding of the barriers to a gender sensitive refugee policy in South Africa. Farley discusses.
read moreWelche Auswirkungen außenpolitische Entscheidungen, die fast ausschließlich von Männern getroffen werden, auf marginalisierte Gruppen haben, macht Claudia Roth am Beispiel der internationalen Klimapolitik deutlich. Available only in German.
read moreThis article is part of the web dossier on Feminist Foreign Policy that we produced in cooperation with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.. Analysis: How to lobby the G7 countries to implement feminist policies? Canadian civil society organizations are pushing participation from the global south to highlight voices often not heard. Woroniuk discusses.
read moreWomen make the world a better place for other women. Or do they? Some maintain that a woman in the top job will mean a brighter future for fellow women. However, we cannot even accept at face value the assumption that women leaders are good for women. This two-part series explores the case of Julia Gillard, Australia’s first and thus far only female Prime Minister (from 2010-2013), regarding the issue of women’s rights in her domestic and foreign policy agenda. Vijeyarasa discusses.
read moreIn 2017, the Canadian government announced a Feminist International-Assistance Policy (FIAP). While details regarding funding or implementation have thus far been unclear, the policy commits the government to applying a “human-rights approach”. Tasia Alexopoulos discusses.
read moreWhile Sweden’s feminist foreign policy has seen several successes since its implementation, the government has also exhibited certain blind spots which undermine the ambitious commitments made through the adoption of its feminist foreign policy. Annina Claesson discusses.
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