Exploring the Possibility to Feminize Four Macro-level International Relations Theories

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10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_365How to use a DOI?

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International relations theories; Women; Environmental activism; Female Agency; Female Terrorism

Abstract

The traditional international relations theories such as realism, liberal institutionalism, world system theory, and Samuel Huntington’s theory of civilizational conflicts are all positive approaches because they strive to establish scientific models of how the international relations operate. However, the consequent weakness or even the lack of normative approach in the study of international relations means that it would undermine the validity of study results without morally integrating marginal and vulnerable social groups, particularly women, into theoretical and empirical analysis. Therefore, this article will strive to explore the possibility to ‘feminize’ traditional international relations theories through adopting the feminist perspective in the critical theoretical analysis. The literature analysis is the main methodology of this article as two case studies of climate change and female terrorism would be used to reveal that women could exert their independent agency in the international agendas, thereby justifying the necessity of this research to feminize traditional theories of international relations and the argument that women are also important international actors except states, international organizations, multinational enterprises, and ideologies.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xianzheng Zhou
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/29
TI  - Exploring the Possibility to Feminize Four Macro-level International Relations Theories
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 3110
EP  - 3116
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_365
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_365
ID  - Zhou2022
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