Gender and International Relations – an Introduction

This book provides a clear and accessible guide for the reader new to the study of gender issues, feminist theories and International Relations – nationalisms and political identity, the state, citizenship and conceptions of political community, security, global political economy and development – to illustrate how gender is central to all of these areas. Drawing upon feminist scholarship from across the social sciences, the text also demonstrates the uses of feminism as critique, and introduces the reader to contemporary theoretical debates in International Relations in ways that ground the discussion in concrete concerns and easily understandable issues.

The book will be of particular interest to students and teachers of International Relations. However, since the text assumes no prior knowledge of gender, feminism or International Relations, it will also be useful to the general reader interested in exploring the complexities of thinking about gender issues and feminism in a global context.