Sovereignty within Feminist International Relations Theory
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The text represents an analysis of the concept “sovereignty” and “nation-State” through different feminist theoretical approaches within the International Relations field. The main objective is to deconstruct these two highly masculinized concepts, which are also historically constructed from an androcentric logic. From the diversity of theoretical approaches of feminism in international relations, this analysis includes a simplified journey through some of the most relevant ones, which given the limited space of the article, have been also reduced to its essentials. The theories included are liberal feminism, Marxist feminism, radical feminism, empiricist feminism, standpoint feminism, postmodern feminism, and decolonial feminism. All the previous theoretical approaches will be used as tools to deconstruct “sovereignty” and “nation-State” with the main objective to challenge universalizing conceptions and highlight the role of conceptualizations in the construction of gender relations in our society.
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