Feminist perspectives : The contribution of ann ticker to the revision of the concept of security

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Presentation

Pages :

5 pages

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Published date :

01/12/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Social sciences

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Summary :

Introduction.
Ann Tickner and realism.
1. Defining realism.
2. A security dilemma.
The critics toward realism.
Security after the end of the Cold War.
1. Questioning the study of security.
2. Emphasis put on 'structural violence'.
3. Putting the individual at the centre.
The aim of Ann Tickner.
1. Emphasizing on the discriminations women are victims of.
2. Women as second rank citizens.
'Gendering world's politics'.
1. Gender as a key concept in feminist theories.
2. Gender: Central to war and peace.
3. Women's image in wartime.
4. The association of men with war and national security.
Stereotypes in gendered images about warriors.
Support for the idea that women in power would lead to a weaker State.
Ann Tickner's lessons drawn from 9/11.
1. The highly masculine depiction of war.
2. Women bear the highest burden for religion and culture.
3. Thinking of security, development and peace in terms of gender.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

As a searcher in international relations, ann Tickner was firstly stroke by the law number of women working in the field. She then realised that not only were women excluded as researchers, but also as subjects of study. That was the first step of her carrier as one of the main feminist authors in international relations theory. The work of ann Tickner relies on classical visions of security and on their challengers, to introduce a brand new vision of International relations based on the concept of gender. Her main query was to know how the International Relations field would look in we introduced women in the field. International relations studies were born with realism, in the aftermath of the Second World War. For realist thinkers, security is defined in terms of national security. National security comes from power, in an anarchical world where no structure exists to regulate the relations between countries. ann Tickner defines realism as concentrated on the "security of the State, which has to be achieved by increasing military capacities." The boundary between the state order and the international anarchy is tight, due to the lack of a central authority, which would "curve power's aggressive ambitions" .