Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
External - London School of Economics
Course Title:
Gendered/ing and International Politics
Course Number:
IR323
Course Description:
The course examines the gendering of both the practices/events studies as international politics and the discipline/study of international relations. The course is grounded in feminist theory, and provides students with an introduction to feminist epistemologies and methods. Students will discover how 'gender matters' to the study and conduct of international politics through an examination of several substantive areas of international politics, including security, development, and NGOs and transnational social movements. These overarching topics are balanced with issue-specific case studies (e.g. sexual/sexualised violence in conflict; gendering of informal economy) to be discussed in class. Particular thematic attention will be paid to the on-going construction of global/transnational hierarchies that are gendered and gendering. Indicative topics to be covered: Where (and why) is gender in international politics? Introduction to feminist theory and its relation to the 'international' Gender, epistemology and the study of international politics Gender, the economy, and hierarchy Intersectionality: gender, race,
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 414, GOVT 398
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