Globalizing Care: Ethics, Feminist Theory, And International Relations (Feminist Theory and Politics)

Although there is excellent work being done on ethics/normative theory and international relations and on gender/feminist theory and international relations, very little is available that seeks, explicitly, to integrate the two fields. Moreover, while feminist ethics, which explore the theory of care and noncontractual values such as trust and responsibility, are increasingly linked to political theory, there appears to be a reluctance to relate this moral theory to the specific questions of international or global political theory.In Globalizing Care, Fiona Robinson successfully weaves feminist theory and ethics with international relations. By bringing in the important contributions of feminist moral and political theorists, contributions that are notably absent from most of the important work in this field, Robinson broadens the debate on normative theory in international relations. This text will be essential reading for students and scholars of gender or feminist studies, international relations, philosophy, and political theory and of special interest to scholars of feminist, moral, and political philosophy. This book broadens the scope of thinking about ethics in global social relations, criticizing the 'leading traditions' in international ethics, and exploring the ways in which some strands of feminist moral philosophy may offer an alternative perspective to view ethics in international relations. This book presents a critical analysis of both commonplace assumptions and dominant modes of reasoning about ethics in international relations and attempts to work towards a new understanding of the nature and purposes of moral enquiry in the context of global social relations. Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 1......Page 12 2......Page 22 3......Page 48 4......Page 64 5......Page 92 6......Page 120 7......Page 148 Fiona Robinson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.