Gender Matters in Global Politics
eBook - ePub

Gender Matters in Global Politics

A Feminist Introduction to International Relations

  1. 410 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Gender Matters in Global Politics

A Feminist Introduction to International Relations

About this book

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.

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Yes, you can access Gender Matters in Global Politics by Laura J. Shepherd, Caitlin Hamilton, Laura J. Shepherd,Caitlin Hamilton in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Gender Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication Page
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Notes on Contributors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Foreword by Cynthia Enloe
  11. SECTION 1
  12. SECTION 2
  13. Index