Fractured identities and ontological security

a decolonial gender analysis of International Relations literature

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https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v20n1.2025.1538

Keywords:

ontological security, identity, fractured locus, intimate terrorism

Abstract

The concept of “ontological security” has been explored in International Relations from
different perspectives. The aim of this article was to examine this literature based on the
contributions of María Lugones and Gloria Anzaldúa. Through reflections on the “fractured
locus” and “intimate terrorism,” the role of identity in the construction of the concept
and in the search for ontological security was questioned. It was argued that the idea of
“ontological (in)security” reproduces a colonial and patriarchal logic of fixed identities
and subject classification. The search for “security of being” makes the experiences of
“fractured” bodies invisible, legitimizing the criminalization and elimination of differences.

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Author Biographies

Helena Salim de Castro, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) / Estágio de Pós-Doutorado

Doutora e Mestre em Relações Internacionais pelo PPGRI San Tiago Dantas (UNESP, UNICAMP, PUC-SP). Pesquisadora de Pós-Doutorado no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política da UFPR. Coordenadora do Iaras – Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero. Pesquisadora do Núcleo de Pesquisa em Relações Internacionais - NEPRI/UFPR.

Ramon Blanco, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA) / Professor

Bolsista Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq — PQ2. Professor Permanente no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Relações Internacionais da UNILA e Professor no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política da Universidade Federal do Paraná.

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Published

2025-06-20

How to Cite

Salim de Castro, H. ., & Blanco, R. (2025). Fractured identities and ontological security: a decolonial gender analysis of International Relations literature. Carta Internacional, 20(1), e1538. https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v20n1.2025.1538

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2025): Carta Internacional - Publicação Contínua

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