Rethinking Gender and Politics

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'In this powerful volume, Birte Siim deftly considers the evolution of gender and politics from the 17th century to today's ready evidence of multiple crises including those relating to health and pandemic, war, and climate change. As Siim convincingly captures, the current moment demands that scholars and activists pay attention to complexity and differing contexts. This is not just a book- it is an inspiring rallying cry for feminists to fully embrace perspectives that are intersectional, interdisciplinary, and transnational.' -- Yasmeen Abu-Laban, The University of Alberta, Canada 'In the time of multiple overlapping global crises and the backsliding of democracy this book is a timely addition to feminist thinking about gender and politics and how we should think about it anew. Engaging topics including intersectionality, post-colonial feminism, transnationalism, climate change, social reproduction and reproductive justice. Birte Siim gives us cutting edge analysis and future perspectives.' -- Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University, South Africa 'Everyone interested in gender politics should read this book. For those new to the field, it offers an easily accessible overview of the state of the art. For those already specialized in certain aspects of gender politics, the monograph provides valuable insights into the multiple developments of this ever more differentiated research area.' -- Monika Mokre, OEsterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Austria 'This important book explores many of the questions which engage social scientists in general, and feminists in particular, concerning the gendered dimension of formal and activist politics. Using intersectional and transnational analytical tools, it expands as well as encompasses much of the cutting-edge feminist scholarship in dealing with diverse questions such as the welfare state, sexuality and migration. An important addition to the reading list of women and gender studies, political science and political sociology as well as to all those who just want to read an overview dealing with these questions written in an accessible language and with a globalized perspective.' -- Nira Yuval-Davis, University of East London, UK