Feminist Approaches to International Politics: Epistemological Partiality, Normative Bias, and Transformative Contributions The feminist approach to international politics has emerged as a potent critique of the traditional, male-dominated epistemologies and ontologies that have historically underpinned the discipline of International Relations (IR). From the late 1980s onwards, feminist theorists have exposed the gendered assumptions embedded in … Continue reading To what extent is the feminist approach to international politics subject to critique on the grounds of epistemological partiality or normative bias, and how do such criticisms engage with or overlook the transformative contributions of feminist perspectives to the understanding of power, security, and global order?