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- Convenors:
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Ján Michalko
(ODI)
Megan Daigle (Humanitarian Policy Group (ODI))
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- Discussants:
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Toni Haastrup
(University of Manchester)
Sophie Efange (Gender and Development Network)
Sohela Nazneen (Institute of Development Studiesies, University of Sussex)
- Format:
- Experimental format
- Stream:
- Gender justice
- Location:
- B302
- Sessions:
- Friday 28 June, -
Time zone: Europe/London
Short Abstract:
This panel explores whether and how feminist principles and social justice concepts can help countries with feminist foreign and development policies, such as Germany or Chile, to address developmental challenges and transforming unequal global systems in times of polycrisis.
Long Abstract:
The number of countries with feminist and feminist-inspired policies (FFP+) has grown rapidly over the last five years (Thompson et al., 2023). There is thus a clear interest in applying alternative approaches to addressing current polycrisis, as traditional approaches to global development have not achieved the desired outcomes.
While FFP+ proponents include global majority countries, such as Colombia and Mongolia, many feminists view feminist development policies (FDPs) of former colonial powers with scepticism (Achilleos-Sarll et al., 2022). They dispute donors’ interest in transforming unequal power relations. This can be seen in their lacklustre implementation of intersectional analysis and decolonial values, which many feminists perceive as cornerstones of FFP/FDP (The Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, 2021; Haastrup, Kagumire and Kezie-Nwoha, 2023).
This panel seeks to critically assess to what extent countries with feminist development ambitions incorporate feminist values and principles defined by feminist movements and partner countries. It also asks whether social justice concepts and approaches offer new opportunities for development policies to achieve gender justice, as currently, none of the countries with formal FFP/FDP documents commit to achieving social justice or draw on social justice concepts.
The experimental panel and workshop convene scholars and practitioner to discuss:
- What is the relationship between feminist principles and social justice objectives and to what extend are they incorporated and implementable through FFPs/FDPs?
- What are the risks and opportunities of infusing social justice agenda into FFPs/FDPs and what approaches would be required for FDPs to embrace social justice agenda?