ABSTRACT
The Frankfurt School distanced itself from Marxism both in terms of the centrality of the proletariat as the revolutionary guiding light and in terms of the positive understanding of technology as a force for social and economic development. The urge for transformation and promotion of some sort of social emancipation guides the works of many of the authors classified as ‘critical.’ In contrast to problem-solving theories, critical theories are constantly adjusting to the changing concepts and the objects they seek to explain. From the standpoint of feminism to the most recent queer theory, gender has, similarly to critical theory, assumed a progressively important role within International Relations. The articulations between the public and private, masculinity and femininity, north and south, run deep in the constitutive fabric of international politics. The consolidation of a feminist international political theory that addresses key concepts in the discipline, such as citizenship and identity.
