Collaboration as Feminist Methodology: Experiences from the Feminist International Judgments Project

Loveday Hodson

doi:10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-0998

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Loveday Hodson University of Leicester

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https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-0998

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Feminist methodology, feminist judgments, collaboration, international law

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Participants in the Feminist International Judgments Project have brought to a small group (a judgment-writing chamber) their individual feminist perspectives on international law, and sought to apply their knowledge and method to a highly collaborative judgment (re)writing process. In departing from academic convention and exploring the possibilities and limitations to be found in the collaboration and compromise of writing judgments (rather than focusing on individual viewpoints), participants have had their perspectives constantly challenges. In this paper I explain how this project has foregrounded shared experience in its methodology, thereby making an important connection between feminist theory and methodology. The practical challenges and solutions that participants faced in collaborating on their judgment-writing are also explored.

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