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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456913803321

Autore

Wibben Annick T. R.

Titolo

Feminist security studies : a narrative approach / / Annick T.R. Wibben

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-04204-5

1-136-85259-X

9786613042040

0-203-83488-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 153 pages)

Collana

PRIO new security studies

Disciplina

355/.03300082

Soggetti

Security, International - Social aspects

National security - Social aspects

Feminist theory

Women's rights

Women and war

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Feminist interventions: The politics of identity; 2 Challenging meanings; 3 Toward a narrative approach; 4 Security as narrative; 5 Feminist security narratives; 6 The future of feminist security studies; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book rethinks security theory from a feminist perspective - uniquely, it engages feminism, security, and strategic studies to provide a distinct feminist approach to security studies.The volume explicitly works toward an opening up of security studies that would allow for feminist (and other) narratives to be recognized and taken seriously as security narratives. To make this possible, it presents a feminist reading of security studies that aims to invigorate the debate and radicalize critical security studies. Since feminism is a political project, and security studies a