Refusing to Play the Game - An exploration of transnational decolonial feminist resistance to neoliberal corporate power

Sammanfattning: This thesis examines the decolonial feminist approach of the transnational feminist collective, Feminists for a Binding Treaty (FBT), as they advocate for the inclusion of a gender perspective in a Binding Treaty to curb corporate power. Drawing on Freeden’s ideology theory and Transnational Feminist Theory, this thesis highlights what a decolonial transnational feminist collective should look like. Analysis of three online documents of the FBT Collective and 12 webpages of their founding members, using Hyperlink Network Analysis and Qualitative Content Analysis, first reveals the network, strategies, motivations, and ideological concepts which make up their approach. The FBT Collective’s approach is then analysed against three themes of decoloniality as feminist resistance. This research finds that the Collective’s decolonial approach is based on an embrace of inclusivity and participation, is driven by concerns for intersectional injustices, and maintains an anti-capitalist positionality. The FBT Collective, as shown in this research project, refuse to accept neoliberal and liberal feminist hegemonic power, and are an example of modern-day decolonial feminist resistance in action.