How does feminist theorising enrich our understanding of IR theory?

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - Region: Other States, grade: 1.8, , language: English, abstract: Realism and liberalism have long been the dominant theories within IR. However, these failed to give a full-fledge explanation about the peaceful end of the Cold War, thereby giving way to more alternative IR views, such as Feminism. The increased use of violence against women as a w...