A critique of the realist theory in international relations: Feminism and 9/11

A critique of the realist theory in international relations: Feminism and 9/11

From the past until the present, major IR events were predominantly explained and analyzed through the realist theory and the September 11 (9/11) incident is no exception. Realism made, once again, comprehensible that the states played a major role during the terrorist attacks and the “War Against...

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Main Authors: Guzman, Alvin Anthony C., Pedreña, Kimberly T., Timones, Katrina B.
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Animo Repository 2005
Subjects:
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Terrorism > United States
Feminist theory
International relations
International and Area Studies
Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8790
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Institution: De La Salle University
Language: English
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Summary:From the past until the present, major IR events were predominantly explained and analyzed through the realist theory and the September 11 (9/11) incident is no exception. Realism made, once again, comprehensible that the states played a major role during the terrorist attacks and the “War Against Terror.” While this is true to some extent, realism cannot give us a holistic view of IR events since it is patriarchal and gender biased. This paper tries to explain the 9/11 event through another perspective aside from the mainstream view by using the liberal feminism lens and further expounds how liberal feminism can be a viable alternative to “malestream” realism.

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