Why we need feminist perspectives on Gender, Peace & Security

Vice chancellor Dr Romulo Enmark cordially invites you to the inaugural lecture of the first Anna Lindh professor of gender, peace and security: Annick Wibben.

The lecture will be introduced by Minister of Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström.

The lecture is followed by a conversation and Q&A with professor Wibben and Minister Wallström, moderated by Professor Robert Egnell, Head of the Department for Security, Strategy and Leadership.

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About Annick Wibben

Before joining the Swedish Defence University as the Anna Lindh Professor, Annick Wibben was professor of Politics and International Studies as well as the director of the Peace and Justice Studies program at San Francisco University.

Her research is most frequently associated with the field of Feminist Security Studies, and her work traverses the fields of critical security and military studies, international theory, and feminist international relations and most recently feminist foreign policy.

She is currently the vice-chair of the Women’s Caucus in International Studies (WCIS), having just completed a period as chair of the Feminist Theory and Gender Studies (FTGS) section of the International Studies Association, for which she has served on the executive board since 2008. Professor Wibben holds a PhD in International Politics from University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

About Margot Wallström

Margot Wallström is the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs and has previously served as the first United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict from 2010 to 2012, as Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy from 2004 to 2010. In 2014 she launched the world’s first feminist foreign policy.