Feminist Foreign Policy - (Feminist Reimagining of International Studies) by Columba Achilleos-Sarll & Toni Haastrup & Jennifer Thomson (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Since Sweden launched the world's first Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP), the concept has become ubiquitous in foreign policy studies and practice. This book examines its rapid global diffusion, the challenges it faces and the fierce resistance it has provoked.

Featuring contributions from academics, activists and practitioners, the book interrogates FFP's intersections with militarism, colonialism and patriarchy, while tracing its spread beyond the Global North. Amid democratic decline and surging far-right forces, it not only explores the rollback of feminist gains but also the resilience and creativity of civil society advocacy. Enriched with creative entries like poetry, this collection offers a bold multidisciplinary exploration of FFP's transformative possibilities, and contested, uncertain future in global politics.

About the Author

Columba Achilleos-Sarll is Associate Professor in Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham.

Toni Haastrup is Professor and Chair in Global Politics at the University of Manchester.

Jennifer Thomson is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Bath.