Feminist Foreign Policy

What is a feminist foreign policy? Is it just one or can it take many forms? To this day, such questions guarantee either a heated debate or profound confusion. Admittedly, the feminist foreign policy narrative is developing with a pace that is often surpassed by real-life events or the actions of policy makers. Although there is a long way to go in developing a complete narrative, its added value is uncontested. In this analyses variété, we attempt to collect material from around the world, describing the various aspects of this narrative in an effort to go deeper, ask the tough questions and look for convincing answers. Feel free to roam and get to know better one of the most debated foreign policy narratives of our time.

Articles

Is the EU a feminist actor?

Commentary
The inclusion of feminist principles is an important progressive step in the EU’s external relations policymaking. A result of this inclusion has been the development of gender equality policies aimed at conflict situations and in international development assistance. Arguably, the EU is a leader in gender equality within the foreign policy arena. Yet, while the integration of feminism has supported concrete gender equality policies, the narrow interpretation of feminism undermines its transformative potential and highlights coherency gaps in the EU’s approach.
By Toni Haastrup

Podcasts

‘Retrieved’: A Feminist Foreign Policy Podcast Series

‘Retrieved’: A Feminist Foreign Policy Podcast Series

PODCAST SERIES
The future of foreign policy can be better. In the five episodes of this series of podcasts, with the help of policy advisors, journalists, researchers, and politicians, we examine how feminist foreign policy can reflect the interests of all genders and often overlooked stakeholders: from peace-building and climate, to migration and defence policy, we look to examples from across the EU that show how this bold new model benefits society at large - and the challenges on the horizon.

Videos

FFP Kristina Lunz part 1

Exploring Feminist Foreign Policy (Part 1)

VIDEO
In 2019, the Heinrich Böll Foundation - Prague Office and the Institute of International Relations Prague organised a seminar on Feminist Foreign Policy with Kristina Lunz, co-founder and director for Germany of the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy. The event was designed as an introductory seminar to bring together academics, members of civil society, diplomats, public officials and politicians working in the field of foreign policy. This is the first part of the event.
FFP Kristina Lunz part 2

Exploring Feminist Foreign Policy (Part 2)

VIDEO
In 2019, the Heinrich Böll Foundation - Prague Office and the Institute of International Relations Prague organised a seminar on Feminist Foreign Policy with Kristina Lunz, co-founder and director for Germany of the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy. The event was designed as an introductory seminar to bring together academics, members of civil society, diplomats, public officials and politicians working in the field of foreign policy. This is the second part of the event.

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