A positive case: to what extent can the current European Union member states, that employ a feminist foreign policy, be the forerunners for a European Union nuclear-weapon-free zone?
Authors
Sørensen, Michaela Higgins ; Coessens, Annelies
Term
4. term
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-05-28
Pages
76
Abstract
Feministisk udenrigspolitik har vundet frem siden Sverige indførte den i 2014. Denne tilgang bringer etik og kønsperspektiver ind i udenrigspolitikken og undersøger, hvordan forestillinger om det feminine og maskuline præger beslutninger og deres virkninger. Afhandlingen bruger denne optik til at se på atomnedrustning i EU. Den centrale problemstilling er, om EU-lande med en feministisk udenrigspolitik kan gå forrest i at skabe en atomvåbenfri zone i EU. Studiet fokuserer på Frankrig, Sverige og Luxembourg og undersøger de tidlige trin i policycyklussen (de første skridt i at udforme politik) for at vurdere deres potentiale som drivkraft. Analysen kobler nationale og internationale niveauer og sammenligner de tre cases for at belyse, hvordan feministisk udenrigspolitik kan understøtte EU’s atomnedrustning.
Feminist foreign policy has gained momentum since Sweden adopted it in 2014. This approach brings ethics and gender perspectives into foreign policy, asking how ideas about femininity and masculinity shape decisions and their effects. Using this lens, the thesis examines nuclear disarmament in the European Union. It asks whether EU member states that pursue a feminist foreign policy can lead efforts to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the EU. The study focuses on France, Sweden, and Luxembourg and looks at the early stages of the policy cycle (the initial steps in making policy) to assess their potential to drive change. It connects national and international levels and compares the three cases to explore how feminist foreign policy could support EU nuclear disarmament.
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