Translating the International to the Local: the Case of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Poland and Armenia
Year: 2025

Through case studies on Poland and Armenia, this chapter examines tensions that exist between the ‘cosmopolitan’ liberal peace-building agendas of the international community, which are based upon shared moral values that transcend borders and societies, and a rejection of these global norms which are considered a threat to historical traditions and values at the national level. An example of this dynamic can be observed through the United Nations’ Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda which ai