A feminist local peace project?: an examination of Mexico’s first National Action Plan on women, peace, and security

In 2021, the Mexican authorities presented its first National Action Plan (NAP) to Follow Up on the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS). By doing a content analysis and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders that influenced the policymaking of the NAP, this Research Paper critically examines the development journey of the NAP and its composition. Using WPS post-colonial feminist lenses and critical feminist International Relations approaches, this investigation looks at the points at which Mexico's NAP innovates and fails in fulfilling the feminist activists' peace ambitions of UNSCR 1325 and provides evidence of why this is the case. Finally, this research concludes with recommendations for policymakers on what a more transformative NAP could look like to elevate WPS practice in Mexico.