How to Study Gender in International Security? An Introduction to Feminist Security Studies

How to Study Gender in International Security? An Introduction to Feminist Security Studies

gender

feminism

security

identity

methods

Thinking on war, violence and security has always been associated withconcepts of femininity and masculinity. Similarly, wars and politicaltransformations also change the notions of the roles of women and men insociety. This article shows how the links between gender identities andthreat construction, understanding of aggression, or social sensitivity todi!erent types of victims of violence can be studied academically. Itintroduces feminist security studies, embeds it in the research ofinternational relations and security, and encourages its development in theCzech academic environment. The article introduces key concepts andmethods of studying gender in (international) security, identifies keythemes in feminist security research, and explains various approaches andtypes of questions that can be investigated in this area.

Krulišová, Kateřina

Rychnovská, Dagmar

Czech Journal of International Relations; Vol. 55 No. 1 (2020); 41-61

2788-2993

2788-2985

10.32422/mv.55.1

Institute of International Relations Prague

2020-03-01

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0

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