The importance of feminist theory in the field of international relations di Azzurra Bonanni (problematiche sociali)

 

PROBLEMATICHE SOCIALI 

Azzurra Bonanni

The importance of feminist theory in the field

of international relations

 

Feminist theory has a pivotal role in the field of social interactions: It is an interdisciplinary and constitutive theory, and it focuses, on the position of women in society and last but not least, it helps to diminish the phenomenon of gender discrimination.

In this regard, feminist International Relations theories emerged in the late 1980s as a response to women dissatisfaction about the men-centric concepts spread through the domains of IR.

Feminist scholars revealed how traditional concepts and practices of the state excluded or marginalized women, both empirically and conceptually.

The submission of women’s role and a shrunk vision on the potentials of women in society lead to a series of consequences which can threaten everyone.

Firstly, inequalities in the domain of gender can provoke a ripple-effect, causing a broader phenomenon of discrimination which embraces the race, the sexual orientation and the social status; thus, everyone could be potentially marginalized.

Secondly, analyzing this issue from an internal nation’s point of view, women submission leads to social disorders; at a global governance’s level, gender inequalities may cause conflicts and, in the worst of cases, wars.

Furthermore, feminist perspectives offer alternative frameworks for conflict resolution and peacebuilding, other than international topics which deserve a broader vision of things, and not only a masculine point of view.

In conclusion, feminist theory has a key role in the field of IR: it promotes inclusivity, helps to maintain peaceful state in societies and in International Relations. Finally, it offers a wider vision for understanding and addressing global challenges. 

AZZURRA BONANNI

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Azzurra Bonanni ha ventidue anni ed è nata a Roma. Si è diplomata nel 2019 presso il Liceo linguistico Dante Alighieri di Fiuggi. 

Nell’ottobre del 2022 si è laureata in Lingue e Letterature Moderne all’Università di Tor Vergata, con una tesi – Il linguaggio economico e la sua traduzione; un manuale di economia politica - che ha avuto per oggetto la traduzione di una sezione del manuale di economia Para entender la economía política y la política económica di Valeriano F. García.

Attualmente è studentessa in Lingue per le Relazioni Internazionali presso l’Università Lumsa, con sede in Prati.