Womanhood & International Relations
Womanhood and International Relations is a weekly podcast created by Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios that explores the intersection of feminist theory and international relations. The show examines how personal experiences of womanhood connect to broader global political and social structures. Each episode aims to bridge the gap between individual feminist perspectives and international issues, offering a platform for discussing gender, power, and global affairs from a feminist standpoint.
Episodes
204. Nicko Nogués: Algoritmos y Arquitectura de la VGFT
Are digital masculinities being radicalized or commodified by social media platforms? How much of Technology-Facilitated Gender Based Violence is a result of human or machine amplified decisions? To what extent do algorithms impact our identities and the cultural or advocacy groups we choose to join, are unconsciously drawn into, or find ourselves being pitted against? In what ways has the evoluti
203. Ruchira Gupta on Cultivating Hope & Protecting Freedom for Humanity
Why are hope, kindness, and freedom essential to safeguarding humanity’s future? And how can arts and storytelling serve as powerful tools for social justice and interfaith understanding?In this conversation with journalist, activist and bestselling author Ruchira Gupta, we explore the transformative power of storytelling to bridge divides surrounding interfaith relationships, migration, and syste
202. Kurt Warner on How Idol Worship Undermines Democracy
Are citizens evolving into fans or merely behaving like it? Does the worship of political figures, celebrities, pop culture or sports idols reflecting a deeper cultural shift in how people engage with democracy and its values?How does the creation and following of idols, and the emotional investment they evoke, affecting the mental health of individuals and collectives?Is the fixation on seemingly
201. Dr. Bruna Soares de Aguiar: El Branding de las PEF en Latinoamérica y Brasil
Are feminist foreign policy models from the Global South being constrained by unequal power dynamics? To what extent must they conform their design and implementation to norms or expectations set by Global North states in order to be recognized as legitimate? Why some ffps in Latin America are falling for the allure of the “branding” because of a secure hegemonic bet that discourages deep and mean
200. Ivana Feldfeber: IA y Justicia Abierta en Argentina
What challenges and opportunities does AI presents for States and Peoples? How can the data from our online and offline lives be coded and used to support or threaten our livelihoods? What are feminist perspectives to the responsible uses of AI? What social phenomenons caused the heavy reliance on AI and what can we expect or prepare for in the future?A new interview conducted in the Spanish langu
199. Wala Mohammed and Sadia Kidwai on The Impact of War and Displacement on Young Sudanese Women
How the significant loss of caregivers, education and financial opportunities alongside the trauma related to war, displacement and pre-existing health conditions has affected many young Sudanese women?In this interview with Wala Mohammed, co-director of Hopes & Actions Foundation and Sadia Kidwai, Advocacy Officer at Women’s Refugee Commission, we examined both the shared and distinct expe
198. The Human-Matrix Web
How Are Media, AI and Technologies Altering Human Relations and World Affairs Today? How has our increasing exposure, consumption and engagement with international news throughout the decades changed our perception of ourselves, our relations with others and the current and future state of the world? Is the hyper-mediatization of Politics and International Relations, in this new era of global digi
197. The Apprentice: What Male Leaders Project and Suppress for Power
How do masculine understandings of power shape the public personas of male leaders? How do they cultivate masculine energy traits, repressing feminine energy expressions internally but seeking them externally in the forms of bodies, territories, nations or States? How nuanced are the concepts of “strength” and “weakness” in human relations, particularly in leadership and decision-making within dom
196. Rebecca Irby on Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence & Youth Action for Peace
Is nuclear deterrence an outdated policy? And if so, what’s holding us back from transitioning to a nuclear ban once and for all? What are the racial and gendered dimensions of nuclear weapons production and nuclear waste storage? How do these policies impact marginalized communities, both domestically and abroad? What role can youth action play in shifting nuclear politics and advocating for last
195. Dr. Nourhan Bassam on Feminist Urbanism: Shaping the Cities of the Future
How are modern cities creating hostile and exclusionary urban spaces? Who has the right to access and fully participate in cities?In this interview with Dr. Nourhan Bassam, feminist urbanist, architect, author and founder of The Gendered City, we explored how urban spaces reflect societal and gender norms, often reinforcing power imbalances and marginalizing individuals from diverse gender, racial
194. Melanie Nezer on The Impact of U.S. Immigration Orders on Displaced Women and Girls
How outdated are U.S. immigration laws? What are the long-term, intended and unintended consequences of Trump Administration new executive orders such as the repeal of the Ending Sensitive Zones Policy, the suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, the USAID Funding Freeze, and the reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule? Are anti-immigration discourses genuinely focused on 'protecting&#
193. Devon Cone on USAID Funding Freeze: A Worldwide Setback for Refugee Women
What are the long-term, intended and unintended consequences of the USAID funding freeze? How the suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, the reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule, and other executive orders from the new Trump Administration related to the US-Mexico border and the End of the Sensitive Zones Policy will impact the rights, safety, and lives of refugee women and girls in th
192. Nicole Steward on Radical Self-Care for Changemakers
What is the health impact of the work we do in International Relations and Humanitarian Settings?In this interview with Nicole Steward, MSW and author of the new book Radical Self-Care, we delved into how shock doctrines, global conflicts, media narratives, and disaster relief efforts impact not only everyday people but also those on the frontlines—doctors, crisis responders, soldiers, diplomats,
191. Dayanna Palmar Uriana on Wayuu Women's Rights in Venezuela and Colombia
How do colonial, state, gender-based, and spiritual forms of violence impact the rights of Wayuu women in La Guajira? How do the governments of Venezuela and Colombia differ or align in their recognition and protection of the Wayuu indigenous population's rights and cosmovisions?An interview with Dayanna Palmar Uriana, Wayuu woman, lawyer, journalist and Non-Residential Fellow of the Violence,
190. Dr. William T. Armaline on The Crisis of Human Rights in the Age of Global Capitalism
How global capitalism intersects with inter-state relations? How are forces of private equity and transnational capital shaping the domestic and foreign policies that governments design to fulfill capital accumulation and geopolitical interests - often at the expense of human and environmental rights and dignity?
An interview with Dr. William T. Armaline, Professor of Sociology and Human Rights at
189. María Paulina Rivera Chávez on How Mexico's FFP is Part of a Global Project
Are Feminist Foreign Policy models building a Global Project? Is it based on a universal “feminist idealism” or a “Western” view of “modernization” to end systemic unequal power and oppressions? How is Mexico's FFP playing a part on this Global Hegemonic Project?
What racial, care and (de)colonial power dynamics are influencing FFP’s models creation and implementation in the Latin America reg
188. 2024 SDG Gender Index: Review
Will the world be less equal in 2030 than in 2015? How are international financial flows, government debt burdens, austerity measures and colonial legacies affecting the achievement or backsliding of Gender Equality laws, policies, social and cultural norms?
Is money the big "silent" player in the advancement of SDG5? If so, why? Is Gender Equality a goal that can *only* make sense through econo
187. Healing our Inner/Outer Masculine and Feminine Imbalances Part 2
How are the wounded masculine and feminine shaping Domestic and Foreign Affairs?
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160. Jeff Hardy on The Care for Peace and the Second Human Evolution
186. Abundance in Politics & IR
How do we measure an Individual, State or System has “too much” power?
How are Individuals and Structures of Governance envisioning the acquisition, distribution and removal of Power(s)? If power exists in relation, are humans framing abundance of power through self and collective defeating or thriving modes?
Why is an abundance of violence in Politics and IR normalized while an abundance of nonv
185. Scarcity in Politics & IR
Do we relate to power from a perspective that “Others” have it? Do we look at power as something that is scarce?
When do people stop believing, feeling or acting like they have any power? When do Individuals, States or Systems accept they are…power-less?
Are we scared of discovering or growing our own power for fear of being held accountable for it?
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184. Barbie - Gender Lens Film Review
How the white female gaze gives meaning to relations and systems of power? Why was the Barbie movie so triggering to watch for many audiences worldwide?
How it portrayed United States' white feminism advocacy issues, fears, struggles and the quest for liberation from perceived chains of oppression? What can we learn from the creation and destruction of gynocentric systems of meaning, includin
Special Announcement: 2024 Podcast Data Report Available in English and Spanish languages
After producing +180 episodes and interviews for the podcast- on a wide range of topics from Feminist Theory in IR, FFPs, Conflict, Peace, Race, Gender, Climate Change and more-, for our 5th anniversary we launched a podcast data report on the trends and insights we have covered in the 3 levels of IR analysis.
From the Absence of Women to the Missing Men: Whose identities, norms and concepts are
183. Marielle Camara on the Social and Environmental Impacts of the Tren Maya
The Maya Train project began construction in 2020 in Mexico amidst several controversies over its social, gender and environmental impacts and the lack of information. How has the construction affected the biodiversity of the region and the lives of local and indigenous populations in the Yucatán Peninsula?
An interview with Marielle Camara, Mexican internationalist and public policy analyst from
182. Our Brand is Crisis - Film Review
Are political campaigns becoming a "good business" to enter to? Or... stay in?
A review and political commentary of the film Our Brand is Crisis (2015).
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181. A Special Invitation: 5th Anniversary Podcast Report Launch
*In English and Spanish languages
To mark the 5th year anniversary of our podcast, we want to invite our community of listeners to the launch of a new free report where we will connect the dots on the 180 exploratory and explanatory episodes and interviews we have recorded so far regarding gender perspectives, activism and feminist and constructivist theories applied to International Relations.
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180. Dr. L. Ayu Saraswati on Pain, Power & Transnational Feminism
Is it possible that world leaders today may be exhibiting, numbing or inflicting individual and/or collective pain in domestic or foreign policies?
What is the connection between pain, power and transnational feminism? What causes the disconnection of seeing pain only as a personal experience instead of it being, also, a collective one?
Have Individuals or States engaged in life-draining instead
179. Marta Saiz on Human Rights Journalism & Foreign Affairs
Is the media coverage of foreign policy focusing on states’ behavior to, purposely, dehumanize people? How mainstream, traditional and social media coverages of international conflicts are influenced by and/or can influence too: People, States & Systems?
How complex is the experience of covering human rights violations, defense and protection? Can media coverages of human rights violations an
178. The World (Dis)Order
Have individuals and states outgrown the current international systems? Is the international political system not meant for states to grow unlimited within it or...to grow outside of it?
What if 20th century norms and rules created by international community institutions (and by certain state and non-state actors) were and are limiting humans and states' evolution?
What is the current World O
177. The Queenmaker
How free are Women in Politics? When does personal agency or identity can get lost in the launch and execution of political campaigns? What weighs more in the road to election: personal reasons, collective pressures/promises or a combination of both?
With the rise of female candidates running for presidential positions in different countries, what's the ratio of commitment to serve the people
176. Alexandra Molina and Valerick Molinary on the Transformative Power of Belly Dance
What stories do our bodies tell? How can music and dance forms help people communicate with their inner selves and each other? How our body language may be signaling our oppression or liberation of mental, cultural or social conditionings?
Why is Belly Dancing seen as a popular and powerful dance style? How its evolution throughout time showcased the intersection between West and East gazes? In w
175. The Loss of Meaning in the International System
Does the survival of states (and their relations) ultimately come at the expense of the survival of our (& other) people?
A practical exercise episode for Feminist Perspectives and IR Analysis for whoever is interested in understanding current world affairs.
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174. Social Media Warfare Effects On Us
How are we reacting to watching wars unfold on traditional news media and social media? What role does mis/dis/information play in our response or disregard of international conflicts?
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173. Sylvie Tanflotien on STEAM Education for Girls in Ivory Coast
On International Day of the Girl, what are some of the key issues affecting girl’s education in Ivory Coast? Why Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) education is important for the current and next generation of young leaders in your country and region?
An interview with Sylvie Tanflotien, president of Ameri-STEAM.
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172. World Politics Today: BRICS Expansion
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171. Daniela Suárez Vargas on CRSV and 'Total Peace' Efforts in Colombia
How the political climate of countries can hinder or facilitate conflict resolution or peace efforts? When did the concept of "peace" become a political tool for winning or losing a presidential elections in Colombia? Can the new 'Total Peace' plan pave the way for transitional or transformational justice?
How have Conflict-Related Sexual Violence cases within rebel groups such a
170. World Politics Today: UN's New Agenda for Peace
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UN chief says the world is in a new era marked by the highest major power competition in decades
‘Reform or
169. Jeff Hardy on The Care for Peace and Our Second Human Evolution
Are we stuck in a Suspended Human Evolution? Is it preventing us to develop a process to "Care for Peace" at a global scale? What can we learn from healthcare professionals to understand this concept from an individual to a systemic level?
Why the Mutual Assured Destruction in the early 1960s meant the end of the First Human Evolution? And how can we launch the Second one in this decade?
168. Ereshnee Naidu on Women's Role in the TRRC in The Gambia
How cultures of fear and silence may affect the way post-conflict societies relate to transitional justice and peace processes? What's been the role women have played in the TRRC in The Gambia?
How has the implementation of women-only listening circles and safe spaces helped build trust, support and justice to those who have been excluded, abused or silenced for so long?
An interview with Ere
167. Christina Dhanuja on Social Justice for Caste-Marginalized Women in India
What is the caste system and why it still continues nowadays in India?Dalit women and girls are placed at the bottom of the caste system, why is it so? What are some cultural or religious norms negatively affecting Dalit and Adivasis women and girls? How do they differ from castes in Northern India?
Despite all the domestic and international human rights laws focusing on protecting caste marginali
166. Hypermasculinity & Hyperfemininity on States
We may have been taught the study of International Relations in a logical way as if there were no underlying energies, emotions and desires in the behaviors and relations between states but, that time, has come to an end.
What kind of energies lie beneath domestic and foreign policies? Are states striving for balance or moving towards the extremes of hypermasculinity or hyperfemininity? How are th
165. Rachel Winny on the Rise of Disinformation & Conflict Escalation
How can we build information resilience amidst so many digital battlegrounds, misinformation and gendered disinformation campaigns influencing political, social and armed conflicts around the world?
Why have digital battlegrounds and disinformation campaigns particularly targeted female activists in Myanmar after the 2021 military coup? How has the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan increased online/
164. The Diplomat: When Does Soft Power Cave In?
Is diplomacy a world of political favors? Do diplomats hold conditional "power" in personal friendships and state alliances? Is this power symbolic, cultural or merely decorative or performative for specific circles (party elites, lobbies, etc) or media circus?
Can the role of ambassadors and diplomatic missions deactivate when Realism kicks in the minds of political leaders for power co
163. Dr. Carolina Robino and Dr. Rebecca Calder on Investing in the Care Economy
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the global economy in unprecedented ways, marking a new wave of interest in the design of healthier and alternative economic systems for the benefit of People and Planet. Unpaid domestic work and the care crisis has been big areas of concern amongst scholars and activists studying and advocating for Feminist Economics principles, how can theory and praxis of the care econ
162. Helena Monzón Pérez on 'Ley Monzón' & Prosecuting Femicides in Mexico
Cecilia Monzón's femicide in 2022 shocked thousands of people in Mexico. The public outcry for justice for her and the many mothers who were and still are victims of gender based violence perpetrated by their current or former partners led to several activist campaigns and the proposal of laws including the Monzon's Law or Ley de Monzón.
What is Cecilia's story and what was her femini
161. Revaluing Our Bodies, Spaces and Behaviors
Has the patriarchal mindset affected the way we portray ourselves, value knowledge and create or sustain work environments in the IR field?
Are we aware of the set of formal or informal rules of engagement we must follow personally or collectively to be perceived as "good professionals" in this or other fields? Do our postures, speech and behaviors change to "fit in" certain ma
160. Nicole Dagher on Holistic Approaches to MHHE in West Africa and Pakistan
What are some ways to address Menstrual Health, Hygiene and Education that could enable societies and governments to reduce shame and stigma? How can sensitization training for schools and healthcare professionals, the engagement with local leaders and the rehabilitation and adaptation of WASH facilities could help create inclusive menstrual health management? Why is MHHE often overlooked within
159. Dr. Shraddha Kale Kapile on Menstrual Health, Hygiene & Education in Mumbai Slums
What are the menstrual realities of young girls, women and menstruating people living in Mumbai Slums? How are religions, economics, customs and traditions directly or indirectly influencing or perpetuating menstrual shame and stigma in this city? How can science, education, economic empowerment opportunities and health clinics help offer pathways of menstrual dignity to vulnerable populations?
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158. Carolina Ramírez on Decolonizing Menstrual Hygiene & Education in Latin America
What is the colonial history of menstrual health, hygiene and education in Latin America? How important is the language used in family settings, schools, business ads, health clinics and government policies to reproduce or reduce the menstrual shame and stigma that is passed on through generations? Why words such as "hygiene", "poverty" and "purification" are used by
157. Kat Plouffe on Launching A Sustainable Period Startup
Amidst talks on the Menstrual Equity Fund in Canada, how challenging is to launch a sustainable menstrual hygiene small-business? What are the biggest opportunities and struggles female entrepreneurs face when entering the market, often flooded by synthetic and cheap products from big corporations? What are the main criticisms and successes of choosing sustainable sourcing, manufacturing and distr
156. Revaluing Women's IR Analysis in Traditional & Social Media
How are we currently valuing women's presence, voices and expertise in traditional media and social media as fellow colleagues, readers, listeners or audience members? Has the patriarchal mindset and the predomination of male experts in the International Relations field affected the way we look and value women experts whether we agree with their IR analysis or not?
Are we aware of the set of
155. Borgen: Power & Glory
Are great powers (and personal powers') dynamics primal or developed?
A review and analysis of Borgen:Power & Glory Netflix Series.
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154. The Burden of the Colonial Mindset Part 5
Is national identity all some of us have? Is nationalism a good omen for humans to hold on to in order to...matter? If so, how? How to lighten the load we carry?
The final episode on colonial mindset dynamics in the podcast series "The Burden of the Colonial Mindset", #PuertoRico, case study.
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153. Feminist Foreign Policy Index 2023
What are the feminist values, economic and social pressures states are responding to? And...why?
A review of the new Feminist Foreign Policy Index 2023.
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152. Michelle Jackson Riewer on Ending the Walk for Water
Millions of women and girls around the world lack access to clean water. In some rural areas and cultures, they are the ones walking up to 4 miles to collect water (not necessarily safe to drink) several times a day negatively affecting their opportunities for education, work and living a healthy and dignified life.
Why is clean water so important for women and how could it help them gain their t
151. Dr. Luke Moffett on Reparations in Post-Conflict Societies
What are reparations and how are they different from other transitional justice mechanisms? How are reparations from war different from those of dictatorships, legacies of slavery and colonization? Do reparations help people "heal", individually and collectively, wounds from the past? If so, how?
What is our role in agreeing upon or legitimizing a "hierarchy of victims"? How do we perc
150. Healing Our Inner/Outer Masculine & Feminine Imbalances
Are we projecting our inner wounds into the world? How much of the suffering and violent conflicts we are seeing on the international news come from masculine or feminine energetic imbalances stemming from Self to Governments? What role do we play, what type of agency do we exercise, in order to contribute to current power inequalities and struggles within our families, relations, communities and
149. Kirthi Jayakumar on Anticolonialism in International Relations
Are we confined by the coloniality of knowledge within the International Relations field? What type of IR analysis is accepted, reproduced or legitimized? And, by who? How and why are feminists from the Global South subverting IR theories and FFP's through praxis? Why decolonial and anticolonial standpoints on world affairs are growing? Which safe spaces and forms of expressions do people have to
148. Colombia's FFP & 'Total Peace' Efforts
How a State views itself and its relations with Others? With the 'Total Peace' Law approved recently, the Gustavo Petro Administration is seeking to end the decades-long armed conflict with multiple groups and actors in Colombia during the 2022-2026 period. The announcement of a FFP model comes with a willingness to redesign the National Action Plan for 1325 Resolution to fit the 'Total Peace' eff
147. The Feminist/Climate Axis of Chile's Foreign Policy
Can the pursuit of two proposals... work out? Gabriel Boric's Administration is leading announcements of a "feminist" foreign policy and a "turquoise" foreign policy, both at the same time, is it a sign of how states can multilaterally answer the most pressing world problems or... is it falling down the old "divide and conquer" route? Why "ecofeminism" was not a term considered to align the two?
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146. Dr. Ada Alvarez Conde on Mirabal Sisters' Legacy and the Global Call to End VAW
How are we framing the history of November 25th? Why the assassination of the Mirabal sisters in the Dominican Republic showed the international community the brutality of violence against women in politics? Are we remembering women as political actors or only as victims of violence?
How are we building the collective memory of women in our countries?
An interview with Dr. Ada Alvarez Conde, Carib
145. Vania Sierra on Brazil's 2022 Elections Significance
How Jair Bolsonaro’s Administration transformed Brazil? Why the term “necropolitics” is used to describe not only his government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the deforestation of the Amazon region but also the dismantling of social welfare programs that previously sought to address economic, gender and racial inequalities? In which ways, the militaristic view of governance caused a “cri
144. Woman, Life, Freedom in Iran
How the massive protests in Iran are showing the multiple grievances of women, girls and people? As Iran ranks 143 out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index, is the situation of women’s rights in this country a case of gender-apartheid? Can a state with a possible gender-apartheid in place offer respect and protection of women’s lives, rights and freedoms? If so, how? If not, why?
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143. Roundtable: Countering Militarized Masculinities for Feminist Peace
In which ways militarization and militarized masculinities affect our cultures, states and social structures? How the patriarchal pact shapes perceptions of "manhood" from an early age? Why is it hard for societies and/or states to “properly” address or deconstruct militarized masculinities - and the continuum of violence - IF and WHEN seeking to advance feminist peace?
With the release of WILPF's
142. Psychology in International Relations
Do states have...emotions? If so, how do they express them? How can the intergroup emotions theory explain whether political decision-making is based on fear, passion, revenge, happiness, grief or hate?
How many domestic and foreign policies are influenced by the suppression or incitement of a specific set of emotions, beliefs, behaviors and actions?
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141. Feminist Foreign Policy 2.0? Germany Announces Its FFP Model
Are we reaching the next era of Feminist Foreign Policies? In response to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, is Sweden’s pioneer formula the “safe” way to go for states in Europe? If so, if not, why?
A commentary on the latest announcement of Germany first ffp model.
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140. Notes on Support After Natural and Man-Made Disasters
From the historic floods in Pakistan to the typhoons and hurricanes in Asia-Pacific and the Caribbean to ongoing humanitarian crises, what are some ways to help? If you can and are able to donate time, energy, resources and money to disaster relief programs and civic organizations providing support to communities, please do. It matters.
Here are lists of organizations providing support to recent a
139. The Queen's Gambit
Can games be truly “apolitical” or should we, as humans, often find a way to project politics into them? How are people using games or sports to find and showcase “power” while, at the same time, depending on external validation to ensure sense of Self? How are governments using games or sports to show superiority or demoralize people from other states and play into a specific imaginary of power?
138. Transnational Feminism
How are feminists and feminist movements "framing" their activism? How is globalization and capitalism directly or indirectly affecting the way some ideas, projects and foreign policy models are being legitimized and promoted while others aren't? What role does the flow of theories, laws and strategies from local/international, North/South, Western/Non-Western play in addressing, increasing or mai
137. Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
The UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights released yesterday its 2022 assessment on the human rights violations committed against the Uyghurs in XUAR. What does the report says about China's domestic policies, power dynamics and treatment of religious and ethnic minorities?
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136. How-To Start A Women's Circle
Why are circles so powerful? How can circles support personal and collective journeys? If you are embarking on a feminist and/or patriarchal mindset deconstruction process, how-to start creating safe environments to discuss and shift... power? How-to start weaving cyclical individual and systemic change?
In this episode I share with you some lessons from my personal and professional exp
135. Notes on Finland and Sweden Bids to NATO
Where is power exercised in a state “neutrality”? How is militarization appealing to our(s) countries’ concept of “power” and possible “hero”mentality? Can “humans” be the reason “states” approve or veto each other’s bids, ambitions or… imperialistic dreams? If so, what are the conditions for this rationale?
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134. Understanding Local and Global Food Crises in 2022
What is food insecurity? How it evolves into a food crisis? What are the main causes of food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition? What are the gendered dimensions of the "hunger trap"? Why is hunger used as a weapon of war?
What are the main highlights of the Global Report on Food Crises 2022? Why there are reports that COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine/Russia conflict is affecting the globa
133. Alice Ridge and Liz Gill-Atkinson on FFP Research in Australia and the Global South
What influences the announcement and design of a feminist foreign policy? How “efficient” and “important” is the use of the word “feminism” in this field? How it affects ffp implementation and domestic and international environments? What are some key critiques, debates and decolonial views on current ffps coming from the Global South?
In Australia, there is an Australian Feminist Foreign Policy C
132. Clare Hutchinson on WPS Implementation and Ukraine/Russia Conflict
Is the international community response to recent violent conflicts delegitimizing women's agency and reproducing unequal gender relations in times of war and peace? If so or if not, why? In the first few weeks of the Ukraine/Russia conflict, why is the WPS agenda not being taken seriously? What can we learn about the status and efficiency of the UN resolutions and international law protocols in t
131. Annette Pérez on Anti-Racism & 2022 Presidential Elections in Colombia
How has Francia Marquez’s presidential campaign highlighted race and feminist issues in this country? How racism and anti-racism stances affects social, media and political landscapes? What is state racism?
An interview with Annette Pérez, founder of Afronteradas.
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130. How To Become a Tyrant: A Gender Lens Doc Review
How men perceive power between themselves; within and among states? What are the consequences of the use of patriarchal violence on human populations and state and imperial constructions? How have citizens normalized that violence is the way we can exercise and maintain individual/state power? How different types of masculinities and governance models "see" power?
A gender lens review o
129. Notes on Ukraine/Russia Conflict
Are we “trapped” by the mind/tangible structures we have been taught, built, or achieved power with? If so, how? A 3-level IR analysis notes and feminist approaches on the first weeks of the 2022 Ukraine/Russia conflict.
Disclaimer: Sensible subjects on feminisms, masculinities, national identity, eurocentrism, psychology and unequal power & gender relations will be addressed.
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128. Gender Gap & Global Health's "Broken System" (Part I)
How the 2020 pandemic revealed how patriarchy shaped the global health's Taskforce response and the work hierarchy dynamics in this sector?
A first exploration on gender gap, leadership, PPE and inequality conditions.
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127. Feminism & International Law
What if justice is not ever considered "a goal" between and within states? How is public/private patriarchal divisions being consciously or unconsciously reproduced by international legal scholars, lawmakers and institutions?
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What are some of the most common misconceptions and stereotypes international media reproduces on Palestinian women? What are some of the many different identities and realities Palestinian women face due to double oppression, conflict and geographical landscape? What is the status of 1325 National Action Plan's implementation and women's political participation? How to practice feminist soli
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