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Women, Peace, and SecurityFeminist Perspectives on International Security |
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Inspired thinking and fresh perspectives on feminist international relations and international security issues.
Greater participation by women in peace negotiations, policy-making, and legal decision-making would have a lasting impact on conflict resolution, development, and the maintenance of peace in post-conflict zones. Women, Peace, and Security lays the groundwork for this enhanced participation, drawing from insightful research by women scholars and applying a feminist lens to contemporary security issues.
This timely collection of essays promotes the adoption of a feminist framework for international security issues and presents the voices of some of the most inspiring thinkers in feminist international relations in Canada. Women, Peace, and Security provides insightful recommendations to researchers conducting fieldwork, as well as methodological insights on how to develop feminist research design in international relations and how to adopt feminist ethical considerations. Contributions include gender-based analyses of the challenges faced by the Canadian military and by families of serving members. From Canada's Famous Five to the women's marches of 2017, lessons are drawn to inform new generations of women activists, concluding with a clarion call for greater allyship with Indigenous women and girls to support decolonization efforts in Canada.
Offering a unique range of perspectives, narratives, and contributions to international relations and international law, this volume brings women's voices to the forefront of vital conversations about fundamental peace and security challenges.
This timely collection of essays promotes the adoption of a feminist framework for international security issues and presents the voices of some of the most inspiring thinkers in feminist international relations in Canada. Women, Peace, and Security provides insightful recommendations to researchers conducting fieldwork, as well as methodological insights on how to develop feminist research design in international relations and how to adopt feminist ethical considerations. Contributions include gender-based analyses of the challenges faced by the Canadian military and by families of serving members. From Canada's Famous Five to the women's marches of 2017, lessons are drawn to inform new generations of women activists, concluding with a clarion call for greater allyship with Indigenous women and girls to support decolonization efforts in Canada.
Offering a unique range of perspectives, narratives, and contributions to international relations and international law, this volume brings women's voices to the forefront of vital conversations about fundamental peace and security challenges.
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Part of the Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security Studies Series (number 15 in series)
256 Pages, 6 x 9
3 diagrams
ISBN 9780228006169
August 2021
Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook
"Women, Peace, and Security presents novel discussion on a variety of topics such as intersectionality in relation to women, peace, and security; feminist security studies; feminist activism; and women's empowerment in the context of security studies." Simona Sharoni, Merrimack College
“Overall, Women, Peace, and Security: Feminist Perspectives on International Security is a well-written and well-researched book that significantly contributes to international security studies. It provides valuable insights into how feminist approaches can be used to better understand and address security issues and offers practical tools and strategies for policymakers, practitioners, and activists. The book’s engagement with intersectionality and its critical reflection on the limitations of feminist theory and its application to security studies make it a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners alike.” Centre for Studies of Plural Societies
“Overall, Women, Peace, and Security: Feminist Perspectives on International Security is a well-written and well-researched book that significantly contributes to international security studies. It provides valuable insights into how feminist approaches can be used to better understand and address security issues and offers practical tools and strategies for policymakers, practitioners, and activists. The book’s engagement with intersectionality and its critical reflection on the limitations of feminist theory and its application to security studies make it a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners alike.” Centre for Studies of Plural Societies
Caroline Leprince is a team lead with the Department of National Defence, Government of Canada.
Cassandra Steer is senior lecturer at the Australian National University College of Law.
Stéfanie von Hlatky is associate professor of political studies at Queen's University, editor of Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism: Assessing Domestic and International Strategies, and co-editor of Going to War? Trends in Military Interventions.
Cassandra Steer is senior lecturer at the Australian National University College of Law.
Stéfanie von Hlatky is associate professor of political studies at Queen's University, editor of Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism: Assessing Domestic and International Strategies, and co-editor of Going to War? Trends in Military Interventions.
Foreword Jennie Carignan • ix
Preface Stefanie von Hlatky • xiii
Acknowledgments • xv
1 Introduction: Bringing Feminist Perspectives to the Forefront of International Security Studies • 3
Caroline Leprince and Cassandra Steer
PART ONE Feminist Approaches to Global Politics
2 “This Is the Young Woman Who Wants to Ask Questions”: Navigating Gender-Race-Age Dynamics in Field Research • 21
W.R. Nadège Compaoré
3 Soft Power as Metaphor: The Gender of Security • 41
Tanya Monforte
4 Finding a Community in Feminist International Relations Methodology • 76
Leah Sarson, Maya Eichler, Heather Smith, and Sarah Tuckey
PART TWO Applying a Gendered Lens to the Canadian Military
5 Against Their Will: Changing the Culture of Gender and Gendered Violence in the Canadian Armed Forces • 99
Rebecca Jensen
6 Spousal Employment: Tradition, Progress, and Gender in the Canadian Military Family • 121
Leigh Spanner
PART THREE Feminist Activism and Tools for Empowering Women
7 Women’s Marches: How the Conservative Movement Mobilized American Feminism from El Paso to Montreal • 151
Irasema Coronado, Toula Drimonis, and Élisabeth Vallet
8 Lessons from Canada’s Famous Five for Today’s World Changers • 171
Sharon Hamilton
9 Reclaiming Our Rightful Place: Indigenous Women and Decolonization • 192
Francyne D. Joe and Lianne C. Leddy
10 Conclusion • 210
Cassandra Steer
Contributors • 217
Index • 223
Preface Stefanie von Hlatky • xiii
Acknowledgments • xv
1 Introduction: Bringing Feminist Perspectives to the Forefront of International Security Studies • 3
Caroline Leprince and Cassandra Steer
PART ONE Feminist Approaches to Global Politics
2 “This Is the Young Woman Who Wants to Ask Questions”: Navigating Gender-Race-Age Dynamics in Field Research • 21
W.R. Nadège Compaoré
3 Soft Power as Metaphor: The Gender of Security • 41
Tanya Monforte
4 Finding a Community in Feminist International Relations Methodology • 76
Leah Sarson, Maya Eichler, Heather Smith, and Sarah Tuckey
PART TWO Applying a Gendered Lens to the Canadian Military
5 Against Their Will: Changing the Culture of Gender and Gendered Violence in the Canadian Armed Forces • 99
Rebecca Jensen
6 Spousal Employment: Tradition, Progress, and Gender in the Canadian Military Family • 121
Leigh Spanner
PART THREE Feminist Activism and Tools for Empowering Women
7 Women’s Marches: How the Conservative Movement Mobilized American Feminism from El Paso to Montreal • 151
Irasema Coronado, Toula Drimonis, and Élisabeth Vallet
8 Lessons from Canada’s Famous Five for Today’s World Changers • 171
Sharon Hamilton
9 Reclaiming Our Rightful Place: Indigenous Women and Decolonization • 192
Francyne D. Joe and Lianne C. Leddy
10 Conclusion • 210
Cassandra Steer
Contributors • 217
Index • 223
