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Book SynopsisThe
Handbook on Gender in World Politics serves as a compendium of cutting-edge scholarship on gender in world politics across a number of academic disciplines. It encompasses the key research areas in the field to provide readers with a gateway to further study.
Featuring leading experts writing from diverse perspectives, this Handbook focuses on women as a category of analysis, masculinities, sexualities, LGBT rights and transgender identities. The topics discussed include statecraft, citizenship and the politics of belonging, international law and human rights, media and communications technologies, political economy, development, global governance and transnational visions of politics and solidarities.
Students and scholars of gender and international relations and gender in world politics will find this Handbook to be an indispensible guide to the subject. It will also be of interest to practitioners in the field looking to pave the way for new policies and regulations.
Contributors include: A.M. Agathangelou, N. Al-Ali, K. Alexander, D.K. Barker, A. Biricik, E. Boris, K.E. Brown, C. Brunner, D. Buss, G. Caglar, T. Carver, H. Charlesworth, C. Chinkin, A.K. Darkwah, A. den Boer, P. Drumond, A.C. Drury, R.C. Eichenberg, C. Eschle, E.A. Foster, J. Freedman, P. Griffin, C. Harrington, J. Hearn, P. Higate, C. Hoskyns, V.M. Hudson, T.A.M. Johnson, J. Joachim, R. Jacobson, J.S. Jaquette, J. Kantola, H.M. Kinsell, P. Kirby, E. Kofman, B. Maiguashca , C. Masters, L. McLeod, S. Parashar, D. Peksen, Z. Pflaeger Young, N. Pratt, E. Prügl, S.M. Rai, B.M. Read, A. Roberts, C. Rowley, J. Russel, A. Sisson Runyan, L.J. Shepherd, L. Sjoberg, N. Smith, J. Steans, M. Stern, D. Tepe-Belfrage, J. True, H.M. Turcotte, T.P. van der Weide, H. Weber, A.T. Wibben, G. Youngs, M. Zalewski, S. Zimmermann, S. Zwingel
Trade Review'As the study of gender expands across disciplines and engages disparate methods, Handbooks as comprehensive and accessible as this one become invaluable resources for students and scholars alike. Covering diverse and timely topics, the entries are consistently up-to-date, well referenced and clearly articulated. This comprehensive survey reveals not only the range, depth and diversity of scholarship featuring 'gender in world politics' but also the centrality of gender across the expanse of personal, local, national and global issues.' --V. Spike Peterson, University of Arizona
Table of ContentsContents 1. Introduction Jill Steans and Daniela Tepe-Belfrage 2. Still Engaging from the Margins? J. Ann Tickner PART I EXAMPLES OF APPROACHES AND METHODS 3. Gender as a Variable in International Relations Research Andrea den Boer 4. Feminist Historical Materialist and Critical Theory Adrienne Roberts 5. Poststructuralist Feminism in World Politics Maria Stern 6. Reworking Postcolonial Feminisms in the Sites of IR Anna M. Agathangelou and Heather M. Turcotte 7. Masculinities in International Relations Paul Kirby 8. Sex, Gender and Sexuality Terrell Carver 9. Feminist Methodologies and World Politics Annick T.R. Wibben PART II THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY AND BELONGING 10. The Gendered State in International Relations Johanna Kantola 11. Gender and Citizenship Jeff Hearn and Alp Biricik 12. Gender and Democratization Jane S. Jaquette 13. Is Identity Politics Compatible with the Pursuit of Global Justice? Kirsty Alexander and Catherine Eschle 14. Transnational Feminist Politics: A Concept that has Outlived its Usefulness? Bice Maiguashca 15. Is a Transnational Feminist Solidarity Possible? Swati Parashar 16. Gender, Protest and Political Transition in the Middle East and North Africa Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt PART III INTERNATIONAL LAW 17. Gender and International Law Hilary Charlesworth 18. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Christine Chinkin 19. LGBTI Rights: The International Context Toni A.M. Johnson 20. International Criminal Courts Doris Buss 21. “With all the Respect Due to Her Sex”: Gender and International Humanitarian Law Helen M. Kinsella 22. Refugees and Asylum Jane Freedman 23. NGOs, Feminist Activism and Human Rights Jutta Joachim PART IV GENDERED VIOLENCE 24. The Gender of Violence in War and Conflict Laura Sjoberg 25. Conflict-related Sexual violence Paula Drumond 26. Female Suicide Bombing Claudia Brunner PART V PEACE AND SECURITY 27. Gender and Security Jenny Russell and Valerie M. Hudson 28. Gender Difference in Attitudes Towards Global Issues Richard C. Eichenberg and Blair M. Read 29. Economic Sanctions and Women’s Status in Target Countries A. Cooper Drury and Dursun Peksen 30. The Securitisation of Human Rights Katherine E. Brown 31. Feminist Security Studies Laura J. Shepherd 32. The Women Peace and Security Resolutions: UNSCR 1325 to 2122 Laura McLeod 33. Peacekeeping Carol Harrington 34. Solving the Problem of Men and Masculinities in the Private Military and Security Industry Paul Higate 35. Gender, Peace Activism and Anti-militarisation Ruth Jacobson PART VI GLOBAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS 36. Gender and Popular Culture Christina Rowley 37. Cinema and Film Cristina Masters 38. New Media and Communications Gillian Youngs 39. Computer Games and the Reinforcement of Gender Gaps Varun Pande, Theo P. van der Weide and Rekha Pande PART VII POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT 40. Feminist Political Economy Penny Griffin 41. Gender in Global Restructuring Anne Sisson Runyan 42. Gender and Migration Eleonore Kofman 43. The Global Political Economy of Sex Work Nicola Smith 44. Gender and Development Zoe Pflaeger Young 45. Globalisation, Development and the Empowerment of Women: The Case of African Traders Akosua K. Darkwah 46. Social Reproduction – The Achilles Heel of Feminist Transformation? Shirin M. Rai and Catherine Hoskyns PART VIII GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 47. Gender in International Governance Gülay Caglar, Elisabeth Prügl, and Susanne Zwingel 48. What is Feminist Economics? Drucilla K. Barker 49. The IMF, Structural Adjustment and Poverty Reduction Arne Ruckert 50. Gender and Microfinance/microcredit Heloise Weber 51. The International Labour Organization and the Gender of Work Eileen Boris and Susan Zimmermann 52. Gender and Sustainable Development Emma A. Foster PART IX CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS 53. How Effective is Gender Mainstreaming in International Peace and Security Policymaking? Jacqui True 54. Conjoined, Complex and “Forgotten” Worlds: Gender in World Politics Marysia Zalewski Index
