Cockburn, Cynthia. (2010) Gender relations as causal in militarization and war. International Feminist Journal of Politics, Vol.12 (No.2). pp. 139-157. ISSN 1461-6742

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Abstract

Based on empirical research among women's antiwar organizations worldwide, the article derives a feminist oppositional standpoint on militarization and war. From this standpoint, patriarchal gender relations are seen to be intersectional with economic and ethno-national power relations in perpetuating a tendency to armed conflict in human societies. The feminism generated in antiwar activism tends to be holistic, and understands gender in patriarchy as a relation of power underpinned by coercion and violence. The cultural features of militarization and war readily perceived by women positioned in or close to armed conflict, and their sense of war as systemic and as a continuum, make its gendered nature visible. There are implications in this perspective for antiwar movements. If gender relations are one of the root causes of war, a feminist programme of gender transformation is a necessary component of the pursuit of peace.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology > Centre for the Study of Women and Gender
Journal or Publication Title:	International Feminist Journal of Politics
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1461-6742
Date:	May 2010
Volume:	Vol.12
Number:	No.2
Number of Pages:	19
Page Range:	pp. 139-157
Identification Number:	10.1080/14616741003665169
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/5901

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