Can postcolonial feminism revive international relations?
Chakraborty, ArpitaORCID: 0000-0002-1003-4031
(2017)
Can postcolonial feminism revive international relations?
Economic and Political Weekly, 52
(20).
pp. 51-57.
ISSN 0012-9976
International relations must distance itself from its
Eurocentric and masculine moorings if it is to address its
increasing irrelevance in the modern world and become
more “international” and truly inclusive. The theoretical
position of postcolonial feminism gives the discipline the
best chance of doing so. The effect of conflict on women
in Kashmir and the North East illustrates how a
postcolonial feminist perspective enriches an
understanding of the issue and enables international
relations to reflect the lived reality of the people.