The power of representation in International Relations:: an analysis from postcolonial and decolonial feminisms
The representation of subalternized women in international relations is still an insufficiently explored topic. Liberal feminism, linked to a positivist epistemology, assumes women as a unique and universal category, making an insufficient reading of the experiences and needs of subalternized women....
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I15-R203-article-5962022-07-22T18:48:35Z The power of representation in International Relations:: an analysis from postcolonial and decolonial feminisms El poder de la representación en las Relaciones Internacionales:: un análisis desde los feminismos poscoloniales y decoloniales de Oliveira, Gabriela Aparecida Valdivieso, Cristian Daniel Representation International relations theory Liberal feminism poscolonial feminism Power Representación Teoría de las relaciones internacionales Feminismo liberal Feminismo poscolonial Poder The representation of subalternized women in international relations is still an insufficiently explored topic. Liberal feminism, linked to a positivist epistemology, assumes women as a unique and universal category, making an insufficient reading of the experiences and needs of subalternized women. Although the feminist struggle based on the notion of equality and freedom is considerable, its gains are insufficient as it has been found that legal isonomy does not guarantee the full realization of their rights. In addition, legislation, public policies, and international agreements have followed a model of formal inclusion susceptible to interpretations that end up confining women in the spaces from which they have historically sought to free themselves. Given this context, taking postcolonial and decolonial feminisms as references for questioning the Eurocentric and American liberal perspective, we investigate how alternative feminisms can fill the gaps of liberal feminism by including subalternized women in the debates on representation in the International Relationes. To this end, we start from Spivak's “representation dilemma” and conclude that representation, seen as an ethical and solidary exercise between theorized and theorizing subjects, can contribute to shed light on their inherent power relations. La representación de las mujeres subalternizadas en las Relaciones Internacionales constituye un tema poco explorado. El feminismo liberal, vinculado a una epistemología positivista, asume a la mujer como una categoría única y universal, omitiendo las experiencias y necesidades de las mujeres subalternizadas. Si bien la lucha feminista liberal es considerable, sus ganancias aún se muestran insuficientes al haberse comprobado que la isonomía legal no garantiza la plena realización de los derechos de las mujeres. Además, legislaciones, políticas públicas y acuerdos internacionales han seguido un modelo de inclusión formal susceptible a interpretaciones que acaban por confinar a las mujeres en los espacios de los cuales históricamente han buscado liberarse. A partir de los feminismos poscolonial y decolonial, como referentes de cuestionamiento de la perspectiva liberal eurocéntrica y estadounidense, investigamos de qué forma los feminismos alternativos pueden llenar los vacíos del feminismo liberal al incluir a las mujeres subalternizadas en los debates sobre representación en las Relaciones Internacionales. Para tal, partimos del “dilema de la representación” de Spivak y concluimos que la representación, vista como un ejercicio ético y solidario entre sujetos teorizados y teorizantes, puede contribuir para arrojar luz sobre las relaciones de poder que le son inherentes. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2022-07-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://perspectivasrcs.unr.edu.ar/index.php/PRCS/article/view/596 10.35305/prcs.v7i13.596 Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 7 No. 13 (2022): Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales No. 13 Enero-Junio 2022; 353 - 376 Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 7 Núm. 13 (2022): Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales No. 13 Enero-Junio 2022; 353 - 376 2525-1112 spa https://perspectivasrcs.unr.edu.ar/index.php/PRCS/article/view/596/335 Derechos de autor 2022 Autor https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.es |
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Representation International relations theory Liberal feminism poscolonial feminism Power Representación Teoría de las relaciones internacionales Feminismo liberal Feminismo poscolonial Poder de Oliveira, Gabriela Aparecida Valdivieso, Cristian Daniel The power of representation in International Relations:: an analysis from postcolonial and decolonial feminisms |
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Representation International relations theory Liberal feminism poscolonial feminism Power Representación Teoría de las relaciones internacionales Feminismo liberal Feminismo poscolonial Poder |
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The power of representation in International Relations:: an analysis from postcolonial and decolonial feminisms |
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The representation of subalternized women in international relations is still an insufficiently explored topic. Liberal feminism, linked to a positivist epistemology, assumes women as a unique and universal category, making an insufficient reading of the experiences and needs of subalternized women. Although the feminist struggle based on the notion of equality and freedom is considerable, its gains are insufficient as it has been found that legal isonomy does not guarantee the full realization of their rights. In addition, legislation, public policies, and international agreements have followed a model of formal inclusion susceptible to interpretations that end up confining women in the spaces from which they have historically sought to free themselves. Given this context, taking postcolonial and decolonial feminisms as references for questioning the Eurocentric and American liberal perspective, we investigate how alternative feminisms can fill the gaps of liberal feminism by including subalternized women in the debates on representation in the International Relationes. To this end, we start from Spivak's “representation dilemma” and conclude that representation, seen as an ethical and solidary exercise between theorized and theorizing subjects, can contribute to shed light on their inherent power relations. |
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