Scientific article
Published:
Introduksjon: 25 år med kvinner, fred og sikkerhet i nordisk utenrikspolitikk
Written by
Jenny Lorentzen
Senior Research Fellow
Torunn L. Tryggestad
Senior Researcher, PRIO
Inger Skjelsbæk
Professor, University of Oslo
Ed.
Summary:
Over the past 25 years, the Nordic countries have been important supporters and drivers of the global efforts to promote and implement the Women, Peace and Security agenda, and have built significant status as leading actors in this field. However, there are several rocks in the sea for the future of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Internationally, we are facing major aid cuts, global setbacks against women’s rights, and an increase in war and conflict. It is also unclear how a greater focus on security policy challenges in our regional neighbourhood will affect the work on Women, Peace, and Security in the foreign policy of Nordic countries.
In this introductory article for the special issue on “25 years of Women, Peace and Security in Nordic foreign policy”, the guest editors summarize key issues across the contributions. They highlight the role the Women, Peace and Security Agenda has played as a brand for Nordic foreign policy and the implications of the changing security situation in the Nordic region for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, and ask: What can we learn from the different approaches of the Nordic countries over the years? How have the Nordic countries responded to changes in the global situation? And what can we expect from Nordic cooperation on women, peace and security in the years to come?
In this introductory article for the special issue on “25 years of Women, Peace and Security in Nordic foreign policy”, the guest editors summarize key issues across the contributions. They highlight the role the Women, Peace and Security Agenda has played as a brand for Nordic foreign policy and the implications of the changing security situation in the Nordic region for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, and ask: What can we learn from the different approaches of the Nordic countries over the years? How have the Nordic countries responded to changes in the global situation? And what can we expect from Nordic cooperation on women, peace and security in the years to come?
- Published year: 2025
- Full version: https://doi.org/10.23865/intpol.v83.7577
- Publisher: Cappelen Damm Akademisk
- Language: Norwegian
- Pages: 398 - 407
- Volume: 83
- Journal: Internasjonal politikk
Written by
Jenny Lorentzen
Senior Research Fellow
Torunn L. Tryggestad
Senior Researcher, PRIO
Inger Skjelsbæk
Professor, University of Oslo