FFPF Feminist Foreign Policy Fellowship | An Online International Winter School Program | A Three-Month Immersive Online Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program | Oct-Dec 2024 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
The Asia Foundation, New Delhi and IMPRI Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, and IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
An Online International Winter School Program
A Three-Month Immersive Online Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program
FFPF Feminist Foreign Policy Fellowship
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: Oct (18, 25), Nov (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) & Dec (6, 13) 2024
Nine Consecutive Friday Evenings and Creative Project Research Essay Submission
Time: 4 – 6 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom & Individual Research Essay Writing
Fellowship Batch size: 45
Candidates from the Global South are encouraged to apply.
Course fee: Free!
List of Selected Candidates: https://www.impriindia.com/insights/final-selected-candidates-ffpf-feminist-foreign-policy-fellowship/
VIDEOS:
Inaugural Session: https://youtube.com/live/4HV8tzmxTdE
Fellows PPT 2: https://youtube.com/live/I9gdPDIbH38
Fellows PPT 1: https://youtube.com/live/kEsrXBwx0Xg
Valedictory Session & Fellows PPT 3: https://youtube.com/live/2luzkfJGNR0
FFP Playlist (having all session videos): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhaFIBbDLKQYu-ejxfhYDW2VuW8kSR-7T
Registration Form: https://forms.gle/7LWLhTrN3Uj5C1RB8
Last date to apply: Oct 13, 2024
Selected candidates will be notified via email.
Knowledge Partners: Department of English & Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, Christ University, Bangalore; Miranda House College, University of Delhi; School of Law, GD Goenka University; Department of International Relation, Sikkim University; Symbiosis School of International Studies; Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University
About
The Feminist Foreign Policy Fellowship (FFPF) is a pioneering initiative jointly organized by The Asia Foundation, New Delhi, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, and the Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi. This fellowship is designed to explore and advance the concept of Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) within the Indian and global contexts.
FFP is an approach to foreign policy that prioritizes gender justice and equality, rooted in humanitarian principles, and committed to dismantling oppressive structures that dominate global politics. In a world where international relations are often dictated by hierarchical power dynamics, FFP seeks to drive substantive change by ensuring that the voices, experiences, and perspectives of women and marginalized groups are not just included but central to the discourse.
India, with its complex social fabric and entrenched gender inequalities, presents a unique context for the exploration and potential adoption of an FFP framework. By delving into the Indian context, this fellowship aims to provide fresh perspectives to India’s foreign policy machinery, while also contributing to the global dialogue on how developing democratic nations, particularly those with deep-rooted patriarchal cultures, can embrace and benefit from FFP principles.
The FFPF is an opportunity for emerging leaders, scholars, and practitioners to engage deeply with the theoretical and practical dimensions of FFP. Through this fellowship, participants will have the chance to contribute to meaningful discussions, research, and initiatives that could shape a more just, equitable, and inclusive world order.
For Whom
The Feminist Foreign Policy Fellowship (FFPF) is ideal for emerging leaders, scholars, policymakers, and practitioners with a keen interest in gender justice, international relations, and foreign policy. It is designed for individuals who are passionate about challenging traditional power dynamics in global politics and are eager to contribute to the development of a more equitable and inclusive foreign policy framework. This fellowship is especially relevant for those committed to integrating feminist principles into diplomatic and international strategies.
Applicants from Global South will be encouraged to apply.
Benefits of taking the Course
Participants would:
- Learn from globally renowned scholars, and practitioners.
- Gain first-hand insights and networking opportunities
- Get course outline and reading list from the experts for learning
- Obtain a Guidelines document to aid in writing research articles/essays
- Get access to session videos for 15 days
- Opportunity to write research articles/essays on relevant topics.
- Present findings creatively via presentations or preferred audio/visual mediums.
- Opportunity to convert essays/articles into book chapters for an IMPRI publication with ISBN.
- Enhance scholarly writing, research, and presentation skills.
- Obtain prestigious publication credit to further academic and professional credentials.
- Receive individual certificates for fellowship participation & Research report/essay completion
Creative Project
As a part of the Feminist Foreign Policy Fellowship (FFPF), participants have the unique opportunity to contribute as individual chapter authors in a special edition of IMPRI Books. This project allows fellows to deeply engage with critical issues related to Feminist Foreign Policy, exploring how gender justice can reshape international relations and global diplomacy. Participants can choose topics within the broader FFP framework, such as integrating feminist principles into foreign policy, the intersection of gender and security, the role of women in peacebuilding, deconstructing patriarchal structures in international organizations, or India’s potential adoption of FFP strategies.
Fellows are encouraged to present their creative projects through various mediums—visual, aural, or narrative-enabling them to express their research in innovative and impactful ways.
Please note: Fellows are required to submit a research article, which may include multimedia elements for the anthology, and present their work in one of the aforementioned formats on the designated presentation dates.
Application Process
The participants of the fellowship will be evaluated in two rounds. The first round would involve submission of a comprehensive application via a google form specifically designed for the fellowship. It will contain questions about the personal and professional details of the interested candidates, and most importantly Statement of Motivation to join this fellowship. The Statement of Motivation will be evaluated for assessing the originality, ingenuity, and passion for pursuing this fellowship.
In the second and final round, applicants selected from the first round will be required to submit their CV, tentative topic title and abstract for the research essay along with a writing sample of about 500-750 words followed by an interview through video conferencing.
Total Number of Seats: The fellowship will be open to a limited number of seats of 45.
An important aspect to be kept in mind during selection process will be to not limit the fellowship to only Indian nationals, rather create an equal opportunity for youth from global south.
Registration Form: https://forms.gle/7LWLhTrN3Uj5C1RB8
Program Experts
Chair: Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor IMPRI, former professor, at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Experts:
Ms Stephenie Foster, Partner, Smash Strategies ; Co-Author, Feminist Foreign Policy in Theory and Practice
Prof Sanjukta Bhattacharya, Retired Professor, International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata; Visiting Professor, IMPRI
Ambassador Anil Trigunayat, (IFS, Retd.) Former Indian Ambassador to Jordan, Libya, and Malta; Distinguished Fellow and Head of the West Asia Experts Group at the Vivekananda International Foundation; Visiting Distinguished Fellows IMPRI.
Ambassador Latha Reddy, (IFS, Retd.) Former Deputy National Security Adviser of India; Indian Ambassador to Portugal and Thailand; Co-Chairman, Global Commission on Stability in Cyberspace.
Prof Anuradha M Chenoy, Adjunct Professor at the Jindal School of International Affairs, Jindal Global University; Former dean at School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Ms Vahida Nainar, Independent Researcher, Gender & Human Rights Consultant
Dr Keshab Giri, Lecturer in International Relations at The University of St Andrews; Research Fellow at WAPPP, Harvard Kennedy School
Ms Nandita Baruah, The Asia Foundation’s Country Representative in India
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI
Prof Asha Hans, Founder Director, School of Women’s Studies, Utkal University, India
Ms Rita Manchanda, Research Director, South Asia Forum for Human Rights
Dr Swarna Rajagopalan, Political Scientist and Feminist Peace Educator, The Prajnya Trust, Chennai
Dr Deepika Mann, Assistant Professor, GD Goenka University
Dr Manisha Madhava, Professor & Head, Department of Political Science, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai
Professor Mariam Seedat-Khan, Certified Clinical Sociologist, Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology-AACS; Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Prof Swaran Singh, Professor and Chairperson, Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
Prof Manisha Desai, Head of Sociology and Professor of Sociology and Asian and Asian American Studies, Department of Sociology, University of Connecticut
Dr Athiqah Nur Alami, Researcher, Research Center for Politics, the National Research and Innovation Agency (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional-BRIN), Indonesia
Program Time Structure
| FFPF Feminist Foreign Policy Fellowship | ||
| An Online International Winter School Program | ||
| A Three-Month Immersive Online Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program | ||
| October-December 2024 | 4 – 6 p.m. IST | Zoom | ||
| Classes on Nine Consecutive Friday Evenings and Creative Project Research Essay Submission | ||
| IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | ||
| Time | Topic | Expert/s |
| Week 1 | October 18, 2024 (Friday) | ||
| 4-4:30 pm | Introduction | Team |
| Fellowship Launch Address | Ms Nandita Baruah | |
| Welcoming Statement | Dr Simi Mehta | |
| Chair Remarks | Prof Vibhuti Patel | |
| 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Inaugural Session | Ms Stephenie Foster |
| 5:30-6 pm | Participants Introduction & Program Discussion | Fellows & Team |
| Week 2 | October 25, 2024 (Friday) | ||
| 4-4:45 pm | Feminist Foreign Policy: Origins and Trajectory in Theory and Practice | Prof Sanjukta Bhattacharya |
| 4:45-5:30 pm | Decolonial Feminist Future | Dr Keshab Giri |
| 5:30-6 pm | Essays & Research Article Writing | Dr Vaishali Singh |
| Week 3 | November 1, 2024 (Friday) | ||
| 4 – 4:45 pm | Intersectionality and Gender Mainstreaming in the Global South | Prof Vibhuti Patel |
| 4:45 – 5:30 pm | Feminist Approaches to Peacebuilding: Gendered Solutions to Conflict Resolution | Dr Deepika Mann |
| 5:30 – 6 pm | Creative Project Selection and Discussion | Team |
| Week 4 | November 8, 2024 (Friday) | ||
| 4-4:40 pm | Global Migration & Feminist Foreign Policy | Prof Mariam Seedat Khan |
| 4:40-5:20 pm | Women in War, Peace and Security in South Asia | Prof Anuradha M Chenoy |
| 5:20-6 pm | Engendering National Security & International Relations | Dr Manisha Madhava |
| November 10, 2024 | Submission of the extended abstract (2000 words) with chapterization, bibliography and mode of presentation | ||
| Week 5 | November 15, 2024 (Friday) | ||
| 4 – 4:45 pm | FFP: Trends and Politics | Prof Manisha Desai |
| 4:45 – 5:30 pm | Gender, Refugees and the Politics of the Feminization of the Refugee Subject | Ms Rita Manchanda |
| 5:30 – 6 pm | Creative Project Progress & Discussion | Team |
| Week 6 | November 22, 2024 (Friday) | ||
| 4-4:40 pm | FFP: Ideology, Semantics and the Global South | Dr Athiqah Nur Alami |
| 4:40-5:20 pm | Critical Questions on Women, Peace and Security and Feminist Foreign Policy | Prof Swarna Rajagopalan |
| 5:20-6 pm | Gender, Power & Peace | Prof Swaran Singh (TBC) |
| Week 7 | November 29, 2024 (Friday) | ||
| 4-4:40 pm | Practicing Foreign Policy: Insights from Diplomat’s Perspective with a Gendered Lens | Amb Anil Trigunayat |
| 4:40-5:20 pm | Women, Peace and Security in International Law | Ms Vahida Nainar |
| 5:20-6 pm | Women’s Role in Post-Conflict Contexts: A South Asian Perspective | Prof Asha Hans (TBC) |
| Week 8 | December 6, 2024 (Friday) | ||
| 4 – 4:45 pm | Ideating a FFP for Global South | Dr Simi Mehta |
| 4:45 – 5:30 pm | Feminist Foreign Policy: Evolving Issues | Ms Nandita Baruah |
| 5:30 – 6 pm | Fellows’ Creative Project Presentations & Discussion | Fellows |
| Week 9 | December 13, 2024 (Friday) | ||
| 4 – 4:45 pm | Valedictory Session | Amb Latha Reddy (TBC) |
| 4:45 – 5:15 pm | Closing Remarks | Ms Nandita Baruah |
| 5:15 – 6 pm | Fellows’ Creative Project Presentations & Discussion | Fellows |
| 6 – 6:20 pm | Feedback Session & Chair’s Closing Remarks | Team |
| December 21, 2024 (Saturday) | Research Essay Draft Submission | ||
| January 4, 2024 (Saturday) | Research Essay Expert & Editorial Review | ||
| January 11, 2024 (Saturday) | Final Research Essay Submission | ||
Conveners:
Ms Nandita Baruah, The Asia Foundation’s Country Representative in India
Ms Apoorva Singh, Program Officer, The Asia Foundation
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI
Co-Conveners:
Dr Abhaya N. B., Associate Professor, Department of English, Christ University, Bangalore
Dr Venkatanarayanan Sethuraman, HOD, Department of Political Science and History, Christ University, Bangalore
Prof Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Principal, Miranda House College, University of Delhi
Dr Deepika Mann, Assistant Professor, School of Law, GD Goenka University
Shri Phairembam Newton Singh, HOD/IC-Dept. of International Relations, Sikkim University
Ms Shivali Lawale, Director, Symbiosis School of International Studies
Dr Nanda Kishor, HOD & Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University
Coordinators:
Mr Satyam Tripathi, IMPRI
Ms Vithita Jha, IMPRI
Ms Swetha Shanker Pydimarry, IMPRI
Our Previous Works on Feminist Foreign Policy-
IMPRI Events
- Feminist Foreign Policy: Past, Present and Future | An Online International Summer School Program | June 2024 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | https://www.impriindia.com/event/feminist-foreign-policy-past-present-and-future/
- Feminist Foreign Policy in the Asia Pacific Region | An Online International Workshop Program | September 2023 | https://www.impriindia.com/event/feministforeign-policy-in-asia-pacific/
- India’s G20 Presidency and Contours of Indian Foreign Policy | A Three-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | March 2023 |https://www.impriindia.com/event/indias-g20-presidency/
- Feminist Foreign Policy: Exploring India’s Position | A Consultative Workshop |October 2022 | https://www.impriindia.com/event/feminist-foreign-policy-india/
- Feminist Foreign Policy: Praxis for a Peaceful and Gender Just World Order| An Online Monsoon School Program | September 2022 | https://www.impriindia.com/event/feminist-foreign-policy/
- Emerging Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy and Global Politics | Immersive Online Certificate Training Programme | July 2022 | https://www.impriindia.com/event/india-foreign-policy/
- Gender, Peace and Security | #WebPolicyTalk – A Distinguished Lecture | https://www.impriindia.com/event/gender-peace-and-security/
IMPRI Books
- Advocating a Feminist Foreign Policy for India (ISBN: 978-81-956403-1-7) https://books.impriindia.com/product/advocating-a-feminist-foreign-policy-for-india/
- India’s G20 Presidency and Contours of Indian Foreign Policy – Event Outcome Report (ISBN: 978-81-956403-6-2) https://books.impriindia.com/product/indias-g20-presidency-and-contours-of-indian-foreignpolicy/
- FEMINISM: Fundamentals, Facets and Future-Event Outcome Report (ISBN: 978-81-938497-8-1) https://books.impriindia.com/product/feminism-fundamentals-facets-future-2023/
Event & Session Reports; Blog Articles
- Engaging the Global South in Shaping Feminist Foreign Policy
https://www.impriindia.com/insights/shaping-feminist-foreign-policy/ - Feminist Foreign Policy & Climate Change
https://www.impriindia.com/insights/feminist-foreign-policy-climate-change/ - Feminist Foreign Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region
https://www.impriindia.com/event-report/feminist-foreign-asia-pacific/ - Three Important Lessons for Feminist Foreign Policy
https://www.impriindia.com/insights/lessons-feminist-foreign-policy/ - The Importance and Role of Feminist Foreign Policy in South Asia
https://www.impriindia.com/insights/feminist-foreign-policy-southasia/ - A Perspective from the Global South on Feminist Foreign Policy
https://www.impriindia.com/event-report/global-south-feminist-foreign-policy/ - The Gender Dimensions of the Climate Change and Feminist Foreign Policy
https://www.impriindia.com/event-report/feminist-policy-climate-change/ - Redefining Sovereignty and Building a Just World: Lessons for Feminist Foreign Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region by Irene Santiago
https://www.impriindia.com/insights/feminist-foreign-policy-speech/ - Feminist Foreign Policy: Praxis for a Peaceful and Gender-Just World Order
https://www.impriindia.com/event-report/feminist-foreign-policy/ - Transformative Feminist Policy: New Perspectives on Foreign Policy
https://www.impriindia.com/insights/transformative-feminist-policy/ - Gender, Peace, and Security
https://www.impriindia.com/event-report/gender-peace-security/
IPRR Journal Articles
- Bridging Women, Peace & Security with Feminist Foreign Policy
https://iprr.impriindia.com/bridging-women-peace-security-with-feminist-foreign-policy/ - Feminist Re-imagination of Social Theories
https://iprr.impriindia.com/vi-i2-feminist-re-imagination-of-social-theories/
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