Seminar ‘Foreign Policy, Feminism and the Climate Emergency’, organised by LABMUNDO and the OIMC
On 15 August 2025, LABMUNDO and the Interdisciplinary Observatory on Climate Change (OIMC) will hold a joint seminar on Foreign Policy, Feminism and the Climate Emergency at the Institute of Social and Political Studies (IESP-UERJ). Between 5pm and 7pm, the event will feature a panel discussion to debate the launch of the book Feminist Foreign Policy as government branding: is there congruence between institutional norms and cooperation practices? (Editora Appris, 2025), written by Labmundan Bruna Soares de Aguiar (IRI/PUC-Rio), with participation of the author and researchers Bruna Mariz Bataglia (OIMC/IESP-UERJ) and Janaína B. Pinto (LABMUNDO and OIMC/IESP-UERJ), with moderation by Paula Drummond (IRI/PUC-Rio).
The opening panel will be led by labmundan professors Enara Echart Muñoz (Complutense University of Madrid) and Carlos R. S. Milani (IESP-UERJ), coordinator of the OIMC and founder of LABMUNDO. After the discussion, a cocktail will be offered to celebrate the release. The IESP-UERJ headquarters are located at R. da Matriz, 82, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro (RJ).
The first book released in Brazil on Feminist Foreign Policy, this work examines how feminisms have sometimes been instrumentalised by governments as a discursive strategy, without necessarily translating into tangible changes in international practices. Based on the International Development Cooperation agenda, the book analyses the bilateral relationship between Sweden and Bolivia as a case study, investigating to what extent the labelling of foreign policy as ‘feminist’ has influenced power dynamics in the North-South relationship. As well as contributing to the debate on the limits and potential of Feminist Foreign Policy, the book proposes an innovative analytical method, aimed at researchers interested in assessing the extent to which feminist narratives have generated effectively transformative practices in international relations.