International Relations Worksheet: Feminism and Disenfranchised Theory

International Relations Worksheet: Feminism and Disenfranchised Theory
What is the focus of feminist and disenfranchised theories?
The focus is about the re-analysis of key concepts such as power, sovereignty, and reciprocity, as defined by the male-dominated society. Also, they further emphasize how these male defined conceptions may have had an effect on international relations and on the alteration in our thinking due to these concepts.
Who are the main actors in feminist and disenfranchised theory?
The main actors are the feminist institutions, the oppressed women that seek change and those who promote gender equality in general.
What are the goals of feminist and disenfranchised theories?
The goals of feminist and disenfranchised theories are: to seek to improve our understanding of existing international relations practice by examining how core concepts of international relations are affected by the gendered structure of international society, to promote women’s rights internationally, and, also, to reevaluate the concepts that were defined by the patriarchal society.
What are the means for achieving the goals?
Achievement of goal is through the unification of neoliberal institutionalism and the Feminist international relations. The neoliberal institutions, such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organizations, needs to have a global association that promotes feminism through international networks and not just by being aware of the fact but by enforcement of rights internationally.
What are the organizing principles of the international system in feminist and disenfranchised theories?
The organizing principles are the Feminist empiricism, Feminist standpoint, and Feminist postmodernism. Feminist empiricism is the observation that is a gendered structure of domination and interaction in international relations. Feminist standpoint is the experiences of women about the social issues, which was defined by men through power, and reexamination of these concepts through the eyes of those who are excluded from power. Feminist postmodernism is the resistance to...