Langbeschreibung
Until relatively recently, little had been written about gender issues in international relations despite the increased importance of the study of gender in other areas of the social sciences. Gender and International Relations fills that gap, providing a clear and accessible guide to the study of gender issues, feminist theories, and international relations. Steans illustrates how gender is central to nationalisms and political identity, the state, citizenship and conceptions of political community, security, and global political economy and development. Drawing on feminist scholarship from across the social sciences, she demonstrates the uses of feminism as critique. She also introduces readers to contemporary theoretical debates in international relations using concrete concerns and easily understandable issues to ground the discussion.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Gender, Feminism and International Relations 2 Feminism and Critiques of the `Orthodoxy' 3 States, Nationalisms and Gendered Identities 4 The `Warrior Hero' and the Patriarchal State 5 Feminist Perspectives on Security 6 The Gender Dimension of Global Political Economy and Development 7 Reconstructions and Resistances Notes Index