Anti-gender movements in Europe and U.S

Anti-gender movements in Europe and U.S

Essay Prompt:

A theory application paper should engage closely with a world event/problem and use one of our “alternative” approaches to dissect it.  The goal of the assignment is for you to apply one of our theories from the “alternative” or “governance” sections of the course to a real-world global problem or event so that you can uncover the strengths and limitations of the approach that you select.

A good theory review paper does all of the following:

1. Has a clear thesis concerning the utility of the approach that you select to the world event/problem.
2. Summarizes in detail the global event/problem that forms the foundation for your paper.
3. Summarizes in detail the genesis of the theoretical approach that you will use to think the global event/problem and any key hallmarks and assumptions of the approach.
4. A detailed discussion of the ways in which your selected approach explains and elucidates your global problem. Here you should discuss the strengths of the approach as well as its weaknesses. Also, given what you know about the approach, what does the approach suggest predict about the future of your selected problem? This section is the body of your paper and should be detailed and thorough. This is your opportunity to offer original analysis and it should be detailed and thorough.
5. Persuasive, interesting concluding remarks that reiterate what we have learned from the application of the theoretical approach that you selected to the global problem. You may also include some statements here about other theoretical perspectives that could be useful in thinking through your selected global problem and how they might complement the analysis that you’ve done in this paper.

Topic: Anti-gender movements in Europe- Use the U.S. as comparison to strengthen the argument

–mostly focus on the theory can be applied to the topic

Theoretical Approach: Feminist theory in international relations

Some readings to use (please use these and others articles you find about the issue):

–“Why Women Can’t Run the World: International Politics According to Francis Fukuyama” by J. Ann Tickner

–Fukuyama, F. 1998. “Women and the Evolution of World Politics” Foreign Affairs, 77 (5), pp. 24-40.

–Chapters 1,2,5, and 9 from Cynthia Enloe’s “Bananas, Beaches, and Bases”

–https://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/pdf/10.3828/cfc.2014.19

–https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-43533-6_12

–https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14742837.2018.1561263