ISBN:
978-0-415-71520-1
,
978-0-415-71521-8
,
978-1-315-87981-9
Language:
English
Pages:
XXVII, 492 S. :
,
Ill., graph. Darst.
Edition:
2. ed.
DDC:
327.101
Keywords:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
;
Feminismus
;
Internationale Politik
;
International relations
;
Feminism
;
Feminist theory
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
;
Internationale Politik.
;
Feminismus.
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Lehrbuch
;
Internationale Politik
;
Feminismus
Abstract:
"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 Features extensive pedagogy to facilitate learning seminar exercises, text boxes, photographs, suggestions for further reading, web resources and a glossary of key termsNew chapters on Environmental politics and ecology; War; Terrorism and political violence; Land, food and water; International legal institutions; Peacebuilding institutions and postconflict reconstruction; Citizenship; Art, aesthetics and emotionality; and New social media and global resistance In this innovative and groundbreaking textbook gender is represented as a noun, a verb and a logic, allowing both students and lecturers to develop a sophisticated understanding of the crucial role that gender plays in the theories, policies and practices of global politics. "..
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=027484942&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
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