Gender, Race, and Power

Joyce P. Kaufman is professor emerita of political science at Whittier College and Director of the Women, Peace and Security Program of the Institute of World Affairs. She is the author of numerous books, articles and papers on women and war, U.S. foreign and security policy, and international relations. She received her B.A. and M.A. from New York University and her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.Kaufman is the sole author of Introduction to International Relations, 3rd edition (Rowman and Littlefield, 2022); A Concise History of United States Foreign Policy, 5th edition (Rowman and Littlefield, 2021); andNATO and the Former Yugoslavia: Crisis. With Andrew Dorman she was co-editor of Providing for National Security: A Comparative Analysis (Stanford University Press, 2014); and The Future of Transatlantic Relations, (Stanford University Press, 2011) and contributed original chapters to both. She is also the author of a number of original articles including “Women and Political Violence in Northern Ireland: Newspaper Imagery during the Troubles,” Women’s History Review, 30:7 (2021); “The U.S. and NATO in a Trump Administration: Lessons of the Past and Prospects for the Future,” International Affairs, 93: 2 (2017) 251-66; and “NATO and the Former Yugoslavia,” in The Journal of Conflict Studies, Winter 2000. Kristen P. Williams (PhD, UCLA) is professor of political science at Clark University. She is the author, co-author, and co-editor of several books, chapters, and journal articles on women/gender and war, nationalism and ethnic conflict, and hegemony and international relations. Williams is the sole author of Despite Nationalist Conflicts: Theory and Practice of Maintaining World Peace (Praeger, 2001). With Neal G. Jesse, she co-authored Identity and Institutions: Conflict Reduction in Divided Societies (SUNY, 2005) and Ethnic Conflict A Systematic Approach to Conflict (CQ Press, 2011). She co-edited Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons: Why Secondary States Support, Follow or Challenge, (Stanford University Press, 2012). Her academic articles have been published in journals, including Political Psychology, International Feminist Journal of Politics, Journal of Research in Gender Studies, and International Politics, and Oxford Bibliographies in International Relations. Her most recent publication is a chapter in the edited volume, the Oxford Handbook of Gender, War and the Western World since 1600(Oxford University Press, 2020).

List of Text Boxes

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1: Intersectionality and IR

Introduction: Starting with the War in Ukraine

Intersectionality and IR

Mainstream IR Theories: Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism

Critiques of Mainstream IR: Race, Gender, and Empire—and Intersectionality

Conclusion: Overview of Chapters 2-6

Chapter 2: Intersectionality and Issues of War, Peace, and Security

Introduction

What is War?

What is Peace?

War and Peace from an Intersectional Perspective: Human Security

The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda and UNSCR 1325

Critiques of UNSCR 1325: Intersectionality Matters

Intersectional Analysis: Northern Ireland as a Case Study

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Intersectionality, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Intervention

Introduction

Human Rights as a Concept and a Norm

Women and Their Impact on the UN Charter and UDHR

UDHR and Human Rights from an Intersectional Perspective

Applying an Intersectional Analysis: CEDAW as a Case Study

Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)

Conclusion

Chapter 4: Intersectionality, the Global Economy, and Issues of Development

Introduction

IR Approaches to the Global Economy

Gendering Development: WID, WAD, and GAD

Global Health and Economic Development: COVID-19 as a Case Study

Conclusion

Chapter 5: Intersectionality and the Environment

Introduction

Development and Evolution of International Environmental Politics

International Relations and the Environment

Intersectionality and International/Global Environmental Politics

Case Study: Intersectionality and Climate Change

Gendering Climate Change and Global Governance

Conclusion

Chapter 6: Examining IR from an Intersectional Perspective: Lessons Learned

Introduction

Answering the Questions

Intersectionality and the Case Studies

Conclusion: The Challenges and Possible Next Steps

Glossary

About the Authors