Gender and Global Politics in the Asia-Pacific

This book demonstrates the integral nature of gendered issues and feminist frameworks for a comprehensive understanding of contemporary IR bringing together the work of feminist scholars, teachers and activists into a coherent and accessible collection. "This volume is an exciting tribute to the intellectual contribution of Jan Jindy Pettman who has been a path-breaker in feminist international relations theory. It brings together many of the key first and second generation feminist thinkers on international relations around cutting edge approaches to gendering global politics in Asia and the Pacific."--Greg Fry, Hedley Bull Fellow, Department of International Relations, Australian National University "This is an excellent example of the contemporary range of international feminist scholarship. An inspired and inspirational book - it would be a valuable addition to both feminist IR reading lists as well as mainstream ones. Reading gender through and in global politics, this book tells us a great deal about the powerful, intricate and intimate workings of contemporary global politics."--Marysia Zalewski, Reader in Gender Studies, University of Aberdeen Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Critical Feminist International Relations in the Asia-Pacific....Pages 3-18 ‘Worlding Women’ in International Law....Pages 19-37 Gendered Economies in the Asia-Pacific....Pages 39-56 Front Matter....Pages 57-57 The ‘Kitsch’ of War....Pages 59-76 When the UN ‘Succeeds’....Pages 77-93 Feminizing Global Governance....Pages 95-111 Front Matter....Pages 113-113 Confessions of a Failed Feminist IR Scholar....Pages 115-128 One Woman’s Everyday Resistance....Pages 129-142 Women’s Engagement with Islam in South and Southeast Asia....Pages 143-156 Front Matter....Pages 157-157 Gender Mainstreaming in a Post-conflict State....Pages 159-174 Shifting Terrains of Transnational Engagement....Pages 175-193 Reclaiming Pacific Island Regionalism....Pages 195-210 A Feminist Politics of Region?....Pages 211-231 Afterword....Pages 233-236 Back Matter....Pages 237-266 This book demonstrates the integral nature of gendered issues and feminist frameworks for a comprehensive understanding of contemporary IR. It uses feminist frameworks and research to both uncover and reflect upon gender and global politics in the contemporary Asia-Pacific. This book demonstrates the integral nature of gendered issues and feminist frameworks for a comprehensive understanding of contemporary IR. It uses feminist frameworks and research to both uncover and reflect upon gender and global politics in the contemporary Asia-Pacific. It also brings together, into a coherent and accessible collection, the work of feminist scholars, teachers, and activists in international relations