APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPT OF FEMINIST FOREIGN POLICY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPT OF FEMINIST FOREIGN POLICY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS

Summary/Abstract: The new security architecture and ongoing world dynamics does affect women and girls in different ways, as they are struggling with inherited forms and structures of power. That is why some states decided to move towards the concept of Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) ensuring both equal engagement of women in diplomacy, defense and security as well as gender responsive activities in an agenda that is wider than the WPS ( Women, Peace and Security). Those foreign policy activities engage with concepts such as environmental justice, trade and investments, migration etc. The paper aims to examine the origin of the concept and the extent of acceptance and development of the general idea, as well as the understanding beyond the introduction of the concept so far. Although launched a decade ago, the concept breaks through slowly but systematically, and there are states adhering to it on each continent so far. The added transformative value behind the concept and the familiarization of the traditionally masculine sectors with the notion of feminism is challenging, but certainly more than necessary.

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