International Women’s Day Interviews
To celebrate International Women’s Day we asked some of our former interviewees what we can do to forge a gender equal discipline.
Interview – Swati Parashar
Swati Parashar discusses the importance of International Women’s Day, barriers to feminist solidarity, #MeToo, postcolonial feminism and challenging patriarchal power.
Review – The Politics of Compassion
This fascinating book is a major contribution to understanding the politics of humanitarianism and citizens’ agency in the current international neo-liberal global order.
Black History Month Interviews
To celebrate Black History Month we asked former interviewees whether they think the discipline of IR has made important strides to equally incorporate people of colour.
Review – Seeing Politics
Using narrative feature film as a method of co-production, Harman brings feminist and decolonial works into conversation with the visual and aesthetic turns in IR.
Interview – Sara Salem
Sara Salem explores postcolonial, Marxist and feminist theory, the Egyptian feminist movement, transnational solidarity and the radical roots of intersectionality.
Student Feature – Theory in Action: Feminism and Peacekeeping
By challenging gender orthodoxy, Feminist IR Theory helps shining a light on women as victims and perpetrators of war.
Review – Routledge Handbook of Postcolonial Politics
This handbook challenges the disciplinary fortress of IR and opens up a world of investigatory possibilities by equating post-colonial politics with global politics.
Interview – Sophie Harman
Sophie Harman spoke to us about her BAFTA nominated film Pili, film as a research method, issues in global health governance and agency in feminist decolonial research.
Interview – Jonna Nyman
Jonna Nyman discusses the ‘energy security paradox’, energy securitisation, her fieldwork in China and current research that seeks to understand security beyond the West.
