Handbook on Gender in World Politics / Edited by Jill Stearns, Daniela Tepe-Belfrage

The 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 Front Matter 1 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Contributors 10 1. Introduction 28 2. Still engaging from the margins? 32 PART I EXAMPLES OF APPROACHES AND METHODS 40 3. Gender as a variable in international relations research 42 4. Feminist historical materialist and critical theory 51 5. Poststructuralist feminism in world politics 60 6. Reworking postcolonial feminisms in the sites of IR 68 7. Masculinities in international relations 77 8. Sex, gender and sexuality 85 9. Feminist methodologies and world politics 93 PART II THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY AND BELONGING 102 10. The gendered state in international relations 104 11. Gender and citizenship 112 12. Gender and democratization 121 13. Is identity politics compatible with the pursuit of global justice? 130 14. Transnational feminist politics: a concept that has outlived its usefulness? 137 15. Is transnational feminist solidarity possible? 145 16. Gender, protest and political transition in the Middle East and North Africa 154 PART III INTERNATIONAL LAW 162 17. Gender and international law 164 18. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 172 19. LGBTI rights: the international context 180 20. International criminal courts 189 21. “With all the respect due to their sex”: gender and international humanitarian law 198 22. Refugees and asylum 206 23. NGOs, feminist activism and human rights 214 PART IV GENDERED VIOLENCE 222 24. The gender of violence in war and conflict 224 25. Conflict-related sexual violence 233 26. Female suicide bombing 242 PART V PEACE AND SECURITY 250 27. Gender and security 252 28. Gender difference in attitudes towards global issues 261 29. Economic sanctions and women’s status in target countries 272 30. The securitisation of human rights 282 31. Feminist security studies 290 32. The Women, Peace and Security resolutions: UNSCR 1325 to 2122 298 33. Peacekeeping 307 34. Solving the problem of men and masculinities in the private military and security industry 316 35. Gender, peace activism and anti-militarisation 325 PART VI GLOBAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS 334 36. Gender and popular culture 336 37. Cinema and film 344 38. New media and communications 353 39. Computer games and the reinforcement of gender gaps 360 PART VII POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT 370 40. Feminist political economy 372 41. Gender in global restructuring 381 42. Gender and migration 389 43. The global political economy of sex work 397 44. Gender and development 405 45. Globalisation, development and the empowerment of women: the case of African traders 413 46. Social reproduction – the Achilles heel of feminist transformation? 421 PART VIII GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 430 47. Gender in international governance 432 48. What is feminist economics? 441 49. The international financial institutions, structural adjustment and poverty reduction 449 50. Gender and microfinance/microcredit 457 51. The International Labour Organization and the gender of work 465 52. Gender and sustainable development 473 PART IX CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS 482 53. How effective is gender mainstreaming in international peace and security policymaking? 484 54. Conjoined, complex and ‘forgotten’ worlds: gender in world politics 494 Index 502 The 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. Prgl, 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 The 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, overarching concepts of masculinities, sexualities, LGBT rights and transgender identities. The chapters discuss issues of 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 indispensable 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 This Handbook 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 This book ia a compendium of 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. 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 "The Handbook on Gender in World Politics is an up-to-date, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary compendium of scholarship in gender studies. The text provides an indispensable reference guide for scholars and students interrogating gender issues in international and global contexts. Substantive areas covered 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"--Provided by publisher