Critical Perspectives on NATO
Feminist Insights
Bristol University Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 19. March 2026
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-5292-4832-6 (ISBN)
Description
This innovative volume applies cutting-edge critical theories-including feminist, queer and human security perspectives-to analyse NATO's evolving role as a security and defence institution.
Moving beyond traditional problem-solving approaches, it features diverse international contributors and employs a comprehensive methodological toolkit from discourse analysis to creative research methods. It also reveals how social, political and geopolitical forces shape NATO whilst examining its transformative impact on global affairs.
Essential reading for scholars and practitioners of international relations, security studies and critical theory, this collection offers fresh insights into one of the world's most influential political-military alliances through an inclusive, multi-perspective lens.
Moving beyond traditional problem-solving approaches, it features diverse international contributors and employs a comprehensive methodological toolkit from discourse analysis to creative research methods. It also reveals how social, political and geopolitical forces shape NATO whilst examining its transformative impact on global affairs.
Essential reading for scholars and practitioners of international relations, security studies and critical theory, this collection offers fresh insights into one of the world's most influential political-military alliances through an inclusive, multi-perspective lens.
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Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
9 s/w Abbildungen, 3 s/w Tabellen
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-4832-6 (9781529248326)
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Feminist Insights
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Persons
Sorana-Cristina Jude is a Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London and the Joint Services Command and Staff College of the Defence Academy of the UK.
Katharine A. M. Wright is Senior Lecturer in International Politics at Newcastle University, UK and a Fulbright Scholar and Research Fellow on the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Katharine A. M. Wright is Senior Lecturer in International Politics at Newcastle University, UK and a Fulbright Scholar and Research Fellow on the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Contributions
NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security and Human Security
Swedish Defence University
Stockholm University, Dep. of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies
Stockholm University, Dep. of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies
University of Copenhagen
University of Helsinki
The University of Edinburgh
University of Turku
Swedish Defence University
Teesside University
Content
Foreword - Irene Fellin
1. NATO: A Critical Approach - Sorana-Cristina Jude and Katharine A. M. Wright
2. Security of the Baltic Islands - Christine Agius, Emil Edenborg and Sanna Strand
3. Changing Political and Societal Discourse in the Context of NATO Accession: A Focus on Finland - Minna Lyytikaeinen, Johanna Ketola & Leena Vastapuu
4. Allyship and State Identity in NATO - Sorana-Cristina Jude
5. Allyship and the Everyday Practices of Multinationalism in NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence - Andris Banka
6. Place Based Resistance and the Politics of Security in Everyday Encounters with NATO - Chloe Barker
7. Operationalizing NATO's Women, Peace and Security and Human Security Agendas - Samantha Turner
8. NATO, Space and Creative Approaches for Alliance Building - Michael Mulvihill
9. Public Diplomacy and Visualizing the NATO Secretary General - Katharine A. M. Wright, Nick Randall, Annika Bergman Rosamond, Chloe Barker and Alia Middleton
10. Allyship and LGBTQ+ Rights at NATO - Matthew Hurley
11. Conclusion: What's Critical for a Critical Take on NATO in These Times of Trouble? - Maria Maelksoo
1. NATO: A Critical Approach - Sorana-Cristina Jude and Katharine A. M. Wright
2. Security of the Baltic Islands - Christine Agius, Emil Edenborg and Sanna Strand
3. Changing Political and Societal Discourse in the Context of NATO Accession: A Focus on Finland - Minna Lyytikaeinen, Johanna Ketola & Leena Vastapuu
4. Allyship and State Identity in NATO - Sorana-Cristina Jude
5. Allyship and the Everyday Practices of Multinationalism in NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence - Andris Banka
6. Place Based Resistance and the Politics of Security in Everyday Encounters with NATO - Chloe Barker
7. Operationalizing NATO's Women, Peace and Security and Human Security Agendas - Samantha Turner
8. NATO, Space and Creative Approaches for Alliance Building - Michael Mulvihill
9. Public Diplomacy and Visualizing the NATO Secretary General - Katharine A. M. Wright, Nick Randall, Annika Bergman Rosamond, Chloe Barker and Alia Middleton
10. Allyship and LGBTQ+ Rights at NATO - Matthew Hurley
11. Conclusion: What's Critical for a Critical Take on NATO in These Times of Trouble? - Maria Maelksoo