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100 _aPadhee, Anisha
245 _aHave Debates on Global Justice Ignored the Politics of Gende
_cPadhee, Anisha.
260 _c2015
300 _a129 - 144
520 _aThrough this article, I will explore how international debates on peace and justice have used and abused gender politics, particularly with regard to women's rights. Through an analysis of Catharine MacKinnon's constructivist approach towards women's rights and security, and Eleanor O'Gorman's analysis of gender and conflict, I will attempt to discuss how discourses on war, peace and conflict have used the politics of gender and the manner in which debates over global justice have ignored and/or misused the politics of gender, with a case study of women militants in the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict. Finally, I will attempt to draw linkages between MacKinnon's theory of consciousness-raising and feminist movements for integrationist policies on global justice, including UN conventions and resolutions, and their implementation. I will specifically explore how women are placed within international relations and human rights debates, and consequently, what roles nation-states play in defining the position of women and their rights within these discourses. Starting with an analysis of what global justice means, I will study three major areas-(a) the role of the state and women's...
650 _aWomen
650 _aHuman Rights
650 _aGlobal Justice
650 _aGender
773 _aIndian Journal of Gender Studies
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