1st Edition
Feminism and International Relations Conversations about the Past, Present and Future
288 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
288 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
288 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Feminist International Relations scholarship in the United States recently celebrated its 20 th anniversary. Over those years, feminist researchers have made substantial progress concerning the question of how gender matters in global politics, global economics, and global culture. The progress has been noted both in the academic field of international relations and, increasingly, in the policy... Read more
1. Introduction: International Relations through Feminist Lenses Laura Sjoberg and J. Ann Tickner 2. Reclaiming Agency for Social Change: Feminism, International Relation and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1945 -1975 Catia Confortini Engagement by Brooke Ackerly 3. Pursuing Interests Which are Both Deep and Wide: Women's Human Rights and the United Nations Abigail Ruane Engagement by Brent Steele 4. Feminist Problems with Norms: Gender Mainstreaming in Global Governance Jacqui True Engagement by Jane Jaquette 5. Security as Emancipation: A Feminist Perspective Soumita Basu Engagement by Laura Sjoberg 6. Russian Veterans of the Chechen Wars: A Feminist Analysis of Militarized Masculinity Maya Eichler Engagement by Cynthia Enloe 7. The Technoscience Question in Feminist IR: Unmanning the U.S.War on Terror Eric M.Blanchard Engagement by Sandra Harding 8. Targeting Women in Wars: Gender and Intentional Civilian Death Laura Sjoberg and Jessica Peel Engagement by J.Ann Tickner 9. Beauty and the Quinceanera: Reproductive, Productive and Virtual Dimensions of the Global Political Economy of Beauty Angela McCracken Engagment by V. Spike Peterson 10. Conclusion
Biography
J. Ann Tickner is a Professor in the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California.Her principle areas of research include international theory, peace and security, and feminist approaches to international relations. She is the author of Gendering World Politics and Gender in International Relations.
Laura Sjoberg is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida. Her research is in the area of gender and war. She is the author of Gender, Justice, and the Wars in Iraq and (with Caron Gentry) Mothers ,Monsters, Whores: Women’s Violence in Global Politics.
