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Forever failing: Feminist practices of peace in war/violence

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper explores different ways in which the nexus between peace, utopia and failure can be understood, drawing on examples of feminist peace activism. The paper addresses ways of thinking about pacifist political action in contexts in which peace is defined as the absence or alternate of war/violence and in contexts which deny a binary distinction between peace and war/violence. It argues that if we are to recognise peace in the present, then we need to re-think our understandings of peace, pacifism and failure beyond the idea of a binary between war/ violence and peace.

Source: European Journal of Social Theory

DOI: 10.1177/13684310251379197

Author: Kimberly Hutchings

Institution: Queen Mary University of London

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Security, and Conflict

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Gender equality

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650