PPR428: Gender, War and Security in International Relations

Objectives

War is a defining characteristic of international relations, understood by the field of international relations as armed conflict conducted by or threatening the security of a nation state. Until recently, gender has not been seen as an important aspect of securing states and their citizens. Drawing on materials from international relations, security studies, gender studies, and the arts, this course considers a variety of ways in which gender relations of power affect the planning and conduct of war today as well as the experiences ordinary people have in today's wars. The course aims:

• To provide a sense of the scope and methods of gender,war and security in international relations today
• To enable students to see the gender implications in contemporary international politics of war, terrorism, humanitarian intervention, human rights, and global political economy

Select Bibliography

Brooke Ackerly, Maria Stern, Jacqui True, eds., Feminist Methodologies for International Relations (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006).

Judith Butler, Frames of War: When is Life Grievable? (Verso, 2009)

Jean Elshtain, Women and War (Basic Books, 1987)

Christine Sylvester, Feminist International Relations: An Unfinished Journey (Cambridge University Press, 2002).

Christine Sylvester, ed., Experiencing War (Routledge, 2011).

Annick Wibben, Feminist Security Studies (Routledge, 2011)

Dubravka Zarkov, The Body of War (Duke University Press, 2007).

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