Feminist International Relations: An Unfinished Journey

by Christine Sylvester

• ISBN13: 9780521796279
• ISBN10: 052179627X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-21
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

In this book, Christine Sylvester examines the history of feminists’ efforts to include gender relations in the study of international relations. Tracing the author’s own 'journey’ through the subject, as well as the work of other leading feminist scholars, the book examines theories, methods, people and locations which have been neglected by conventional scholarship. It will be of interest to scholars and students of international relations, women’s and gender studies, and postcolonial studies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Part I: Introduction
Looking backwards and forwards at International Relations around feminism	3	(15)
Introducing Elshtain, Enloe, and Tickner: looking at key feminist efforts before journeying on	18	(35)
Part II: Sightings
Handmaids' tales of Washington power: the abject and the real Kennedy White House	53	(32)
Reginas in international relations: occlusions, cooperations, and Zimbabwean cooperatives	85	(21)
The White Paper trailing	106	(16)
Picturing the Cold War: an eye graft/art graft	122	(25)
Four international Dianas: Andy's tribute	147	(12)
Part III: Sitings
The emperors' theories and transformations: looking at the field through feminist lenses	159	(23)
Feminists and realists view autonomy and obligation in international relations	182	(25)
Some dangers in merging feminist and peace projects	207	(17)
Gendered development imaginaries: shall we dance, Pygmalion?	224	(18)
Empathetic cooperation: a feminist method for IR	242	(25)
Part IV: Citings
Feminist arts of International Relations	267	(20)
Internations of feminism and International Relations	287	(30)
References	317	(30)
Index	347