Perspektywa feministyczna w badaniach nad terroryzmem
The feminist perspective on studies on terrorism

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyze the problem of terrorism through the prism of assumptions of the diverse theory of feminism, classified as a post-positivist approach. The main assumption of the article is that the study of terrorism using a feminist theory makes it possible to broaden the scope of its analysis and illustrate that this phenomenon has wide cultural, social, and even biological determinants that shape its genesis, structure, functioning and consequences. The feminist approach facilitates a more comprehensive analysis of the motivation of women to undertake terrorist activities and of how they carry such activities out. By this token, the specificity of female terrorism can be demonstrated. The adopted approach is characteristic of Gender Studies. It focuses on recognizing the differences and similarities between men and women, which are a product of social life. It is assumed that the social status and the roles and potential of women are relational phenomena, which are determined in relation to the status, position and social roles of men. The feminist theory can be used to analyze terrorism, because it focuses the research on the levels of individuals - females and males. The gender difference as a variable constituting social reality is therefore crucial in the study of terrorism. In the conclusion of the article, the author claims that women are members of terrorist organizations and therefore their participation should be examined, and that useful methodology for this purpose has been elaborated by feminist theories.

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