Handbook on Gender in World Politics
Second Edition
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 21. July 2026
Book
Hardback
436 pages
978-1-80392-376-5 (ISBN)
Description
This thoroughly revised second edition of the Handbook on Gender in World Politics builds on established areas of research while introducing important new fields of inquiry. Reflecting significant developments in global politics since the first edition, it extends the Handbook's original strengths-its breadth, depth and disciplinary diversity-and continues to showcase leading scholarship on gender in world politics.
Featuring leading experts writing from varied perspectives, this Handbook focuses on women as a category of analysis, examining overarching concepts of masculinities, sexualities, LGBT rights and transgender identities. Chapters explore issues of statecraft, abortion rights and human rights, with new contributions discussing the #MeToo movement, the gendered fault lines exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging challenges posed by AI. This Handbook also includes literature reviews and bibliographies, providing readers with a gateway to further their research.
This updated and revised second edition of the Handbook on Gender in World Politics is an indispensable reference point for students and scholars of gender studies, international relations and gender in world politics. It will also greatly benefit practitioners and policymakers working in gender equality looking to pave the way for new regulations.
Featuring leading experts writing from varied perspectives, this Handbook focuses on women as a category of analysis, examining overarching concepts of masculinities, sexualities, LGBT rights and transgender identities. Chapters explore issues of statecraft, abortion rights and human rights, with new contributions discussing the #MeToo movement, the gendered fault lines exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging challenges posed by AI. This Handbook also includes literature reviews and bibliographies, providing readers with a gateway to further their research.
This updated and revised second edition of the Handbook on Gender in World Politics is an indispensable reference point for students and scholars of gender studies, international relations and gender in world politics. It will also greatly benefit practitioners and policymakers working in gender equality looking to pave the way for new regulations.
Reviews / Votes
'The second edition of the Handbook on Gender in World Politics, edited by Daniela Tepe, is an essential and timely contribution to global gender politics, feminist international relations, and critical political economy. Having used the first edition extensively in teaching, I welcome this expanded volume, which brings cutting-edge scholarship on intersectionality, decoloniality, global inequality, migration, security, and governance. With its interdisciplinary scope and strong pedagogical value, this volume is an indispensable resource for students and scholars across international relations, gender studies, and global development.' -- Johnna Montgomerie, University of British Columbia, Canada 'The welcome second edition of the Handbook on Gender in World Politics speaks to the urgency and necessity of keeping gender at the centre of debates in international politics. At a time when efforts to curtail gender rights have extended to the erasure of gender along with race from institutions, official documents, and even websites, this volume shows how our understanding of politics shifts when gender is taken seriously, and how transformative and potentially emancipatory for all that perspective can be.' -- Aida Hozic, University of Florida, USA 'A masterful, wide-ranging and innovative collection of diverse approaches to gender in world politics. The breadth and depth of the subjects covered reflect the necessary centrality of gender in any critical consideration of international political economy. An outstanding compendium of leading scholars and thinkers addressing the multiple structural inequalities that underpin the global order.' -- Isabella Bakker, York University, CanadaMore details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80392-376-5 (9781803923765)
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Edited by Daniela Tepe, Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Liverpool, UK
Content
1 Introduction to the Handbook on Gender in World Politics 1
Daniela Tepe
2 Still engaging from the margins? 4
J. Ann Tickner and Laura Sjoberg
PART I EXAMPLES OF APPROACHES AND METHODS
3 Gender as a variable in international relations research 12
Andrea den Boer
4 Feminist historical materialist and critical theory 19
Adrienne Roberts
5 Poststructuralist feminism in world politics 25
Maria Stern
6 Reworking postcolonial feminisms in the sites of IR 31
Anna M. Agathangelou and Heather M. Turcotte
7 Masculinities in international relations 38
Paul Kirby
8 Sex, gender and sexuality 44
Terrell Carver
9 Feminist methodologies and world politics 50
Annick T.R. Wibben
PART II THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY AND BELONGING
10 The gendered state in international relations 58
Johanna Kantola
11 Gender, sexuality and citizenship 64
Jeff Hearn, Alp Biricik and Zara Saeidzadeh
12 Gender and democracy in an era of democratic decline 71
Jane S. Jaquette
13 Is identity politics compatible with the pursuit of global justice? 77
Kirsty Alexander and Catherine Eschle
14 Trans rights, trans panics: understanding the contested contemporary
politics of sex and gender 83
Ellie Gore
15 The #MeToo movement, gender and politics 90
Pamela Aronson
16 Transnational feminist politics: a concept that has outlived its usefulness? 96
Bice Maiguashca
17 Is transnational feminist solidarity possible? 102
Swati Parashar and Ravi Dutt Bajpai
18 Gender, protest and political transition in the Middle East and North Africa 110
Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt
19 Gender and statelessness: Kurdish women and the ontological limits of
Persian feminism 116
Ahmad Mohammadpour
PART III INTERNATIONAL LAW
20 Gender and international law 124
Hilary Charlesworth
21 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women 131
Christine Chinkin
22 From life event to governance: political struggles over abortion regulation 138
Mariana Prandini Assis
23 "With all the respect due to their sex": gender and international
humanitarian law 145
Helen M. Kinsella
24 Refugees and asylum 151
Jane Freedman
25 NGOs, feminist activism and human rights 158
Jutta Joachim
26 Human trafficking 165
Emily Clifford
PART IV GENDERED VIOLENCE
27 The gender of violence in war and conflict 173
Laura Sjoberg and Karia Hartung
28 Conflict-related sexual violence 180
Paula Drumond
29 Female suicide bombing 187
Claudia Brunner
30 Anti-feminism, violent misogyny and far-right extremism 193
Maria Brock and Tina Askanius
PART V PEACE AND SECURITY
31 Sex and security 201
Jenny Russell and Valerie M. Hudson
32 Gender difference in attitudes towards global issues 208
Richard C. Eichenberg and Blair M. Read
33 The securitisation of human rights 217
Katherine E. Brown
34 Feminist security studies 224
Laura J. Shepherd
35 The Women Peace and Security Resolutions: UNSCR 1325 to 2493 231
Laura McLeod
36 Peacekeeping 238
Carol Harrington
37 Solving the problem of men and masculinities in the private military and
security industry 244
Paul Higate
PART VI GLOBAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
38 Celebrity humanitarianism: ethics, gender and coloniality 252
Annika Bergman Rosamond
39 Cinema and film 259
Cristina Masters
40 New media and communications 268
Gillian Youngs
41 Artificial Intelligence and gender 274
Gillian Youngs
PART VII POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT
42 Feminist political economy 281
Penny Griffin
43 Gender in global restructuring 288
Anne Sisson Runyan
44 Gender and migration 296
Eleonore Kofman
45 Sex work 302
Nicola Smith
46 Gender and development 306
Zoe Pflaeger Young
47 Centering African women as circular migrants in a globalising world 312
Akosua K. Darkwah
48 Gendering finance 318
Mareike Beck
49 Social reproduction: the Achilles heel of feminist transformation? 324
Shirin M. Rai and Catherine Hoskyns
PART VIII GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
50 Gender in international governance 332
Guelay Caglar, Elisabeth Pruegl and Susanne Zwingel
51 What is feminist economics? 339
Drucilla K. Barker
52 Gender and the politics of pandemic response 345
Julia Smith
53 The international financial institutions, structural adjustment and poverty
reduction 351
Arne Ruckert
54 The International Labour Organization and the gender of work 357
Eileen Boris and Susan Zimmermann
55 Gender and sustainable development 364
Emma A. Foster
56 Gender and resource extraction 370
Doris Buss
57 Gender and microfinance/microcredit 378
Heloise Weber
PART IX CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS
58 How effective is gender mainstreaming in international peace and security
policymaking? 385
Jacqui True
59 Conjoined, complex and 'forgotten' worlds? Gender, politics and violence 392
Marysia Zalewski
Daniela Tepe
2 Still engaging from the margins? 4
J. Ann Tickner and Laura Sjoberg
PART I EXAMPLES OF APPROACHES AND METHODS
3 Gender as a variable in international relations research 12
Andrea den Boer
4 Feminist historical materialist and critical theory 19
Adrienne Roberts
5 Poststructuralist feminism in world politics 25
Maria Stern
6 Reworking postcolonial feminisms in the sites of IR 31
Anna M. Agathangelou and Heather M. Turcotte
7 Masculinities in international relations 38
Paul Kirby
8 Sex, gender and sexuality 44
Terrell Carver
9 Feminist methodologies and world politics 50
Annick T.R. Wibben
PART II THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY AND BELONGING
10 The gendered state in international relations 58
Johanna Kantola
11 Gender, sexuality and citizenship 64
Jeff Hearn, Alp Biricik and Zara Saeidzadeh
12 Gender and democracy in an era of democratic decline 71
Jane S. Jaquette
13 Is identity politics compatible with the pursuit of global justice? 77
Kirsty Alexander and Catherine Eschle
14 Trans rights, trans panics: understanding the contested contemporary
politics of sex and gender 83
Ellie Gore
15 The #MeToo movement, gender and politics 90
Pamela Aronson
16 Transnational feminist politics: a concept that has outlived its usefulness? 96
Bice Maiguashca
17 Is transnational feminist solidarity possible? 102
Swati Parashar and Ravi Dutt Bajpai
18 Gender, protest and political transition in the Middle East and North Africa 110
Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt
19 Gender and statelessness: Kurdish women and the ontological limits of
Persian feminism 116
Ahmad Mohammadpour
PART III INTERNATIONAL LAW
20 Gender and international law 124
Hilary Charlesworth
21 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women 131
Christine Chinkin
22 From life event to governance: political struggles over abortion regulation 138
Mariana Prandini Assis
23 "With all the respect due to their sex": gender and international
humanitarian law 145
Helen M. Kinsella
24 Refugees and asylum 151
Jane Freedman
25 NGOs, feminist activism and human rights 158
Jutta Joachim
26 Human trafficking 165
Emily Clifford
PART IV GENDERED VIOLENCE
27 The gender of violence in war and conflict 173
Laura Sjoberg and Karia Hartung
28 Conflict-related sexual violence 180
Paula Drumond
29 Female suicide bombing 187
Claudia Brunner
30 Anti-feminism, violent misogyny and far-right extremism 193
Maria Brock and Tina Askanius
PART V PEACE AND SECURITY
31 Sex and security 201
Jenny Russell and Valerie M. Hudson
32 Gender difference in attitudes towards global issues 208
Richard C. Eichenberg and Blair M. Read
33 The securitisation of human rights 217
Katherine E. Brown
34 Feminist security studies 224
Laura J. Shepherd
35 The Women Peace and Security Resolutions: UNSCR 1325 to 2493 231
Laura McLeod
36 Peacekeeping 238
Carol Harrington
37 Solving the problem of men and masculinities in the private military and
security industry 244
Paul Higate
PART VI GLOBAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
38 Celebrity humanitarianism: ethics, gender and coloniality 252
Annika Bergman Rosamond
39 Cinema and film 259
Cristina Masters
40 New media and communications 268
Gillian Youngs
41 Artificial Intelligence and gender 274
Gillian Youngs
PART VII POLITICAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT
42 Feminist political economy 281
Penny Griffin
43 Gender in global restructuring 288
Anne Sisson Runyan
44 Gender and migration 296
Eleonore Kofman
45 Sex work 302
Nicola Smith
46 Gender and development 306
Zoe Pflaeger Young
47 Centering African women as circular migrants in a globalising world 312
Akosua K. Darkwah
48 Gendering finance 318
Mareike Beck
49 Social reproduction: the Achilles heel of feminist transformation? 324
Shirin M. Rai and Catherine Hoskyns
PART VIII GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
50 Gender in international governance 332
Guelay Caglar, Elisabeth Pruegl and Susanne Zwingel
51 What is feminist economics? 339
Drucilla K. Barker
52 Gender and the politics of pandemic response 345
Julia Smith
53 The international financial institutions, structural adjustment and poverty
reduction 351
Arne Ruckert
54 The International Labour Organization and the gender of work 357
Eileen Boris and Susan Zimmermann
55 Gender and sustainable development 364
Emma A. Foster
56 Gender and resource extraction 370
Doris Buss
57 Gender and microfinance/microcredit 378
Heloise Weber
PART IX CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS
58 How effective is gender mainstreaming in international peace and security
policymaking? 385
Jacqui True
59 Conjoined, complex and 'forgotten' worlds? Gender, politics and violence 392
Marysia Zalewski