Agencies of Human Security in the North

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No accessJournal of Human SecurityOther Journal Article01 January 2009Agencies of Human Security in the North Authors: Kirsti Stuvoy; Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen Authors: Kirsti Stuvoy Google Scholar More articles by this author ; Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen Google Scholar More articles by this author SectionsAboutPDF/EPUBExport CitationsAdd to FavouriteAdd to FavouriteCreate a New ListNameCancelCreate ToolsTrack CitationsCreate Clip ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmail Abstract In this article we discuss human security on the basis of the views of representatives of women's groups addressing violence against women in Russia and indigenous women in the Arctic Council. We examine these views by drawing upon a feminist perspective of agency and power. In the empirical analysis we make use of a feminist analytical perspective to make dynamics of human security visible. It is established that non-state crisis centres in Russia and indigenous women in the Arctic Council articulate threats to women's security by means of awareness-raising and advocacy. When operationalised with the feminist analytic tools of power-over, power-to, and power-with (Allen, 1998), their activities of identifying and creating security is displayed and the co-existence of domination and empowerment becomes visible. Full Text DOI Previous article Next article RelatedDetails View PUBLICATION DETAILSDate of Publication:January 2009Journal:Journal of Human SecurityISSN:1835-3800Volume:5Issue:1Page Range:[32]-48First Page:32Last Page:48Source:Journal of Human Security, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2009: [32]-48Date Last Modified:05 September 2018 12:24Date Last Revised:06 October 2012Geographic LocationRussia (Federation)SubjectIndigenous womenNational securityInternational relationsFeminist theoryWomen--Violence against METRICS Downloaded 0 times Copyright© Human Security Institute, 2009Download PDFLoading ...