1st Edition

Gender Politics and Security Discourse Personal-Political Imaginations and Feminism in 'Post-conflict' Serbia

By Laura McLeod Copyright 2016
182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

This book investigates competing modes of thought about gender security and aims to understand the policy implications of personal-political imaginations. The work draws upon extensive research conducted by the author in Serbia to develop a comprehensive picture of how feminist and women’s organising relates to the broader national and international contexts surrounding gender security.... Read more

Introduction: Interactions Between Gender Politics and Security Discourse 1. Boban's Story: Tracing the Politics of Gender Security 2. Gender Security: A Discourse that Matters 3. Picking the Petals: Profiling Gender Politics 4. Reconceptulasing Security? Interval 5. A Room of One's Own: Feminism, Peace and Security 6. Pulling the Trigger: Gender, Domestic Violence and Security Conclusion

Biography

Laura McLeod is a lecturer in International Politics at the University of Manchester, UK, and has a PhD in security discourse from the University of Sheffield.