PROGRESSIVISM AND WAR. FEMINIST DISCOURSES ON THE ARMED CONFLICT IN UKRAINE

Abstract

What we propose in this article is a mapping of the main themes of feminist discourse on the conflict in Ukraine. In the first part of the paper, we will attempt an outline of the main positions on the conflict and its causes. We do not claim to be exhaustive in our examination of them, but it is important to present them in order to see how feminist organizations and personalities position themselves in relation to them. In the second part of the paper, we will sketch a typology of feminist theories in order to better understand what will follow in the third part, namely how certain types of feminist discourses overlap - or not - with the positions of international relations scholars. This discursive excursion in which we will present the main positions will also allow us to advance our own perspectives on how feminism as an anti-patriarchal movement should position itself in this conflict.

Keywords

• feminism
• war
• discourse
• Ukraine
• Russia