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Podejście feministyczne w studiach nad bezpieczeństwem
A feminist approach to security studies

Author(s): Aleksandra Gasztold
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Political Sciences, Security and defense
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: feminism; gender; sex; security; security studies; political science;

Summary/Abstract: The main goal of this article is to present problems related to using a feminist approach in security studies. The starting point are some of the basic terms used in the internally diverse sphere of feminist theory and their application in the field of political science. An attempt is also made to define the objectives of selected feminist studies that can be used in the analysis of domestic and international security issues. The main thesis of the article is the assertion that security studies are dominated by assigned gender stereotypes and meanings embedded in the so-called male gaze.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 179-189
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English
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