ABSTRACT

Gender Matters in Global Politics is a comprehensive textbook for advanced undergraduates studying politics, international relations, development and similar courses. It provides students with an accessible but in-depth account of feminist methodologies, gender theory and feminist approaches to key topics and themes in global politics.

This textbook is written by an international line-up of established and emerging scholars from a range of theoretical perspectives, bringing together cutting-edge feminist scholarship in a variety of areas.

This fully revised and updated third edition:

  • introduces students to feminist and gender theory and explains the relevance to contemporary global politics;
  • explains the insights of feminist theory for a range of fields of study, including international relations, international political economy and security studies;
  • presents feminist approaches to key contemporary issues such as climate change, digital politics, war and militarism, disability and global health; and
  • features pedagogical tools and resources, including discussion questions, suggestions for further reading and online resources.

This text enables students to develop a sophisticated understanding of the work that gender does in policies and practices of global politics.

Support material for this book can be found at: www.routledge.com/9780367477608.

part Section 1|72 pages

chapter 2Chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 3|12 pages

Creativity and Feminist Knowledge

chapter Chapter 4|13 pages

Feminist Methodology

chapter Chapter 5|13 pages

Intersectionality

chapter Chapter 6|15 pages

(Why) Gender Matters in Global Politics

part 75Section 2|324 pages

chapter 76Chapter 7|17 pages

Advocacy, Activism and Resistance

chapter Chapter 8|15 pages

Art and Aesthetics

chapter Chapter 9|15 pages

Body Politics

chapter Chapter 10|16 pages

Care Work

chapter Chapter 11|14 pages

Development

chapter Chapter 12|13 pages

Digital Politics

chapter Chapter 13|13 pages

Disability

chapter Chapter 14|15 pages

Ecology/Environment

chapter Chapter 15|16 pages

Global Governance

chapter Chapter 16|16 pages

Global Health

chapter Chapter 17|16 pages

International/Global Political Economy

chapter Chapter 18|16 pages

International Law

chapter Chapter 19|16 pages

Land, Water and Food

chapter Chapter 20|13 pages

Migration and Displacement

chapter Chapter 21|13 pages

Militarism and Security

chapter Chapter 22|13 pages

Nationalism and Populism

chapter Chapter 23|13 pages

Peace

chapter Chapter 24|13 pages

Queer Politics

chapter Chapter 25|14 pages

Race and Coloniality

chapter Chapter 26|16 pages

Religion

chapter Chapter 27|15 pages

Terrorism and Political Violence

chapter Chapter 28|14 pages

Violence