A feminist approach to security studies

• Authors: Aleksandra Gasztold

Title variants

PL

Podejście feministyczne w studiach nad bezpieczeństwem

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

PL

Zasadniczym celem artykułu jest przedstawienie problemów związanych ze stosowaniem podejścia feministycznego w badaniach nad bezpieczeństwem. Punkt wyjścia stanowią kwestie związane z podstawowymi terminami w obrębie zróżnicowanej wewnętrznie teorii feministycznej i ich zastosowania w obszarze nauk o polityce. Podjęto również próbę określenia celów wybranych badań feministycznych, które mogą być wykorzystane w analizie problemów z zakresu bezpieczeństwa wewnętrznego i międzynarodowego. Główną tezą artykułu jest stwierdzenie, że w badaniach nad bezpieczeństwem dominują przypisane płci stereotypy i znaczenia wpisujące się w tzw. męskie spojrzenie.

Keywords

EN

feminism; gender; sex; security; security studies; political science; feminism; gender; sex; security; security studies; political science

PL

feminizm; płeć; bezpieczeństwo; badania nad bezpieczeństwem; nauki o polityce

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Politologiczny
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 179-190

Dates

published

2017-12-15

Contributors

author

Aleksandra Gasztold

• University of Warsaw

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/pp.2017.22.3.13