Gender Matters in Global Politics

A Feminist Introduction to International Relations

Autor*innen

• Laura J. Shepherd

Parameter

• 416 Seiten
• 15 Lesestunden

• Feminismus
• Internationale Beziehungen
• Politische Theorien
• Sachliteratur
• Sozialwissenschaften

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Gender Matters in Global Politics is a comprehensive textbook for advanced undergraduates studying feminism & international relations, gender and global politics and similar courses. It provides students with an accessible but in-depth account of the most significant theories, methodologies, debates and issues. This textbook is written by an international line-up of established and emerging scholars from a range of theoretical perspectives, providing students with provocative and cutting-edge insights into the study and practices of (how) gender matters in global politics. Key features and benefits of the book: Introduces students to the wide variety of feminist and gender theory and explains the relevance to contemporary global politics. Explains the insights of feminist theory for a range of other disciplines including international relations, international political economy and security studies. Addresses a large number of key contemporary issues such as human rights, trafficking, rape as a tool of war, peacekeeping and state-building, terrorism and environmental politics.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Einband: Hardcover