The "Man" Question in International Relations

Marysia Zalewski, Jane Parpart

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9780367183639
• eBook ISBN:
  9780429590399
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Originally published in 1998, The "Man" Question in International Relations looks the prevalence of man in the world of international relations. The book argues that, focusing on women as a way of changing the gender of international relations can position women as "the problem." The authors of this book suggest that the problem is not "woman" but "man." Rather than highlighting the absences and presence of women in the theories and practices of international relations, the authors concentrate on questioning the practices of masculinities, the hegemony of men, and the subject of "man." In this way, they hope to destabilize the field in ways that "adding women and stirring" has not.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: From the “Woman” Question to the “Man” Question in International Relations
• 1 “New Times” and New Conversations
• 2 Masculinist Practices and Gender Politics: The Operation of Multiple Masculinities in International Relations
• 3 “Unacceptable Conclusions” and the “Man” Question: Masculinity, Gender, and International Relations
• 4 Masculinity and the Fear of Emasculation in International Relations Theory
• 5 Six Masculine Roles in International Relations and Their Interconnection: A Personal Investigation
• 6 Tough and Tender: New World Order Masculinity and the Gulf War
• 7 Gays in the Military: Texts and Subtexts
• 8 Something’s Missing: Male Hysteria and the U.S. Invasion of Panama
• 9 Sex, Power, and the Grail of Positive Collaboration
• 10 “Masculinity,” “Femininity,” and “International Relations”: Or Who Goes to the “Moon” with Bonaparte and the Adder?
• Conclusion: New Thoughts and New Directions for the “Man” Question in International Relations
• About the Editors and Contributors
• Index