Foreign and Security Policy

What is a feminist foreign policy? Does it just concern women? Or is it a new, more radical approach to foreign policy? In the 1st episode of the series we talk with Berlin-based Nina Bernarding, CEO and co-founder of the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy.

In the following episode, we continue our exploration with the distinguished Professor Cynthia Enloe from Clark University in Massachusetts and Dr. Soumita Basu, Associate Professor of International Relations at the South Asia University in New Delhi.

Who produces knowledge on feminist foreign policy? When did academic research on feminist international relations start taking shape? And who gets to define what a feminist foreign policy might look like? In the 4th episode of the series we go back in time with Lucia Yar, acting editor-in-chief of Euractiv Slovakia.

In the second episode of “Hear Her Roar” our host and feminist foreign policy fellow Sabrine Dao continues the conversation around feminist foreign policy, this time with a focus on climate change.

How does conflict impact women and vulnerable social groups? Are their needs being taken into account in defence policy and in arms trade? In the 2nd episode of the series we talk with Merle Spellerberg from Bundestag and Renata Hessmann Dalaqua from UNIDIR.

In the last episode of the series, activist, academic, and NGO leader Maria Hadjipavlou talks us through the important work she has done for the divided communities in Cyprus. She also shines a light on how a feminist approach to conflict resolution could help create a better chance for longer lasting peace.

What does feminist foreign policy mean and how does it differ from the traditional one? What are its particular features? What is the need to move towards such a new policy model? Listen to the trailer of the series.