Abstract

Across politics and public discourse, feminism is experiencing a global renaissance. Yet feminist academic work is divided over the burgeoning use of the term, particularly in reference to economic and international development policy. For some, feminism has been co-opted for neoliberal economic ends; for others, it remains a critical force across the globe. This article explores the nascent feminist foreign policies of Sweden and Canada. Employing a discourse analysis of both states’ policy documents, it asks what the term “feminist” meant in preliminary attempts at constructing a feminist foreign policy. It argues that although both use the term “feminist,” they understand the term very differently, with Sweden centering it in domestic and international commitments to change, while Canada places greater emphasis on the private sector. This suggests that this policy agenda is still developing its central concepts, and is thus ripe for intervention on the part of policymakers and civil society organizations.

中文翻译：

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关于女性外交政策，女性主义者是什么？瑞典和加拿大的外交政策议程

摘要

在政治和公共话语领域，女权主义正在经历全球复兴。然而，女权主义的学术工作在该术语的迅速发展上存在分歧，特别是在经济和国际发展政策方面。对于某些人来说，女权主义已被选为新自由主义的经济目的。对于其他人来说，它仍然是全球的一支重要力量。本文探讨了瑞典和加拿大新生的女权主义外交政策。它通过对两个州的政策文件进行话语分析，提出“女权主义者”一词在初步尝试构建女权主义外交政策时的含义。它认为，尽管两者都使用“女权主义者”一词，但他们对这个词的理解却截然不同，瑞典将其集中在国内和国际的变革承诺上，而加拿大则更加重视私营部门。