Gender and International Relations: An Introduction - Couverture souple

Steans, Jill

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745613101 ISBN 13 : 9780745613109

Editeur : Polity Press, 1997

Synopsis

This book provides a clear and accessible guide for the reader new to the study of gender issues, feminist theories and International Relations - nationalisms and political identity, the state, citizenship and conceptions of political community, security, global political economy and development - to illustrate how gender is central to all of these areas. Drawing upon feminist scholarship from across the social sciences, the text also demonstrates the uses of feminism as critique, and introduces the reader to contemporary theoretical debates in International Relations in ways that ground the discussion in concrete concerns and easily understandable issues. The book will be of particular interest to students and teachers of International Relations. However, since the text assumes no prior knowledge of gender, feminism or International Relations, it will also be useful to the general reader interested in exploring the complexities of thinking about gender issues and feminism in a global context.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"Should be relished by all students of politics who seek to get to the root of things, and who expect academics, above all, to speak truth to power."
Australian Journal of Political Science

"Gender and International Relations takes us across a vast terrain, from gender in IR to building transnational feminist solidarities. In this second edition Jill Steans updates issues and resources in feminist IR, in the light of changing international politics. The book uncovers gender in terms of states, security and conflict, wealth and poverty, and women mobilizing internationally, as well as exploring feminist sites and strategies for contesting exclusions, inequalities and gendered violences. Importantly, it makes clear how after nearly two decades of feminist IR, there is much to celebrate, and to learn, through still much to be done."
Jan Jindy Pettman, Australian National University

"This is an excellent book which will be invaluable to all teachers of International Relations seeking to introduce student to the major strides made by scholars interrogating the role of gender in International Relations theory. It covers a wide range of complex theoretical developments in a way that displays the complementarities and tensions within this burgeoning field in a language that is elegant and accessible. It sets out the field in a way that will encourage students to explore key themes in further detail. What I particularly like about the book is the way in which it shows how the insights of gender sensitive IR theory can be applied to specific topics such as: war and peace, security, IPE, development, and human rights."
Mervyn Frost, King s College London

"Following the well–received first edition, Steans has revised chapters and added entirely new material, providing the most current overview of contentious theoretical debates. A comprehensive, accessible and well–organized text that is extremely useful for undergraduate and graduate courses."
Spike Peterson, University of Arizona

Présentation de l'éditeur

The second edition of Jill Steans′ successful and highly respected book offers a comprehensive overview of feminist scholarship and feminist contributions to international relations, and provides an in–depth discussion of how feminist IR has sought to re–think key concepts and central areas of concern in the field.

Its ten chapters cover core topics, such as feminist theories; international relations theory; gender in the theory and practice of ′state–making′; feminist perspectives on war and peace; feminist approaches to security; the gender dimension of international political economy; gender and the politics of development; and women′s human rights as both a ′universal project′ and a political tool. The book also discusses some of the key debates and exchanges that have taken place between feminist IR scholars and those located both in the ′mainstream′ of IR and the newly constructed ′middle ground′ of IR. It concludes by exploring the affinities between feminist IR and other ′critical′ theories of IR and identifies new research trajectories and potentially productive lines of future theoretical inquiry in the discipline.

The book will be of particular interest to students and scholars of international relations. It will also be useful to the general reader interested in exploring the complexities of thinking about gender issues and feminism in a global context.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745613101
• ISBN 13: 9780745613109
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible