Gender

Sexual Violence and War

Rosie Walters • Dec 8 2023 • Student Features

Sexual violence in conflict is a continuation or escalation of gendered violence towards women and men in peacetime – much of which takes place inside the home.

Sexuality and Borders

Rosie Walters • Nov 28 2023 • Student Features

The claims of states in the Global North to be promoting LGBTQ+ rights around the world can serve to mask those same states’ violations of the rights of LGBTQ+ people from the Global South.

Thinking Global Podcast – Megan MacKenzie

E-International Relations • Oct 16 2023 • Features

Megan MacKenzie speaks about Military Sexual Violence, military exceptionalism, media coverage, the ethics of data collection, and why soldiers swap illicit pictures.

Interview – Inderpal Grewal

E-International Relations • Sep 28 2023 • Features

Inderpal Grewal talks about transnational feminism, intersectionality, resistance and her interest in how empires create cultures that support the imperial project.

Thinking Global Podcast – Cynthia Enloe

E-International Relations • May 15 2023 • Features

Cynthia Enloe talks about Feminist International Relations, ‘womenandchildren’ rhetoric, militarisation, masculinity, and her new book: ‘Twelve Feminist Lessons of War’.

Opinion – Patriarchal Norms and Pathways to Peace

Swechchha Dahal • May 14 2023 • Articles

Only by addressing the patriarchal norms and social constructions of masculinity and femininity in a given conflict context can we hope to achieve gender equality and build sustainable peace.

The Impact of Gender on the Study and Practice of International Security

Andree-Anne Melancon • Feb 7 2023 • Articles

Gendered consideration has led to valid critiques, and to new agendas, that have influenced the ways militaries operate.

Interview – Laura Sjoberg

E-International Relations • Jan 15 2023 • Features

Laura Sjoberg discusses the ways gender hierarchies and queer theory can help us understand international security and IR more broadly.

Interview – Katharine Millar

E-International Relations • Jan 12 2023 • Features

Katharine Millar highlights the importance of gendered narratives and norms to the study of international politics, particularly violence, militarism, and cybersecurity.

Probing the Intersection of Religion, Gender, and Political Violence

Luke M. Herrington • Nov 8 2022 • Articles

Research will make little progress if gendered violence targeted at religious minorities cannot be meaningfully distinguished from religiously motivated violence targeted at women or sexual minorities.

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