The Gender Politics of Iran’s Nuclear Policy
(2015) In The Guardian/Tehran Bureau- Abstract
- Often lurking within discussions about Iran’s prestige and international standing are terms carrying deep associations with gender. Potency, firmness and resistance are all perceived as masculine characteristics, hence embraced and affirmed, while weakness, flexibility and softness are all associated with femininity, therefore to be avoided and disowned.
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- author
- Behravesh, Maysam LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2015-06-09
- type
- Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Gender, Politics, Iran, Nuclear Politics, International Relations, West, Negotiations, Masculinity, Femininity, Namous, Gheirat, Harim, Supreme Leader, Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khamenei, Revolutionary Guards, Potency, Firmness, Resistance, Softness, Flexibility
- categories
- Popular Science
- in
- The Guardian/Tehran Bureau
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- dc62c975-b076-4390-bfe5-4d76cded0206 (old id 5470951)
- alternative location
- http://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2015/jun/09/iran-gender-politics-and-nuclear-policy
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-04 13:38:15
- date last changed
- 2018-11-21 21:15:17
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