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.
Part I. Introductions: Part II. Sightings: 1. Handmaids' tales of Washington power: the abject and the real Kennedy White House; 2. Reginas in international relations: occlusions, cooperations, and Zimbabwean cooperatives; 3. The white paper trailing; 4. Picturing the Cold War; an eyegraft/art graft; 5. Four international Dianas: Andy's tribute; Part III. Sitings: 6. The emperors theories and transformations; looking at the field through feminist lenses; 7. Feminists and realists view autonomy and obligation in international relations; 8. Some dangers in merging feminist and peace projects; 9. Gendered development imaginaries: shall we dance Pygmalion?; 10. Emphatic cooperation: a feminist method for IR; Part IV. Citings: 11. Feminist arts of international relations; 12. Internations of feminism and international relations.
