Useful Links
Chapter 1
- Feminist international relations: Making sense...
- Marysia Zalewski
- Judith Butler on ‘Your Behavior Creates your Gender’. Available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo7o2LYATDc.
- Guerilla Girls, Inc., the website of the Guerilla Girls, ‘was established by two founding Guerrilla Girls and other members to continue the use of provocative text, visuals and humour in the service of feminism and social change’. Available at http://www.guerrillagirls.com/.
- The F Word is a contemporary UK feminist blog. Available at http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/.
- Women in Black (WiB) is a worldwide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. Available at http://www.womeninblack.org.uk/.
- Everyday Sexism Project exists to catalogue instances of sexism experienced by women on a day to day basis. Available at http://www.everydaysexism.com/.
Chapter 2
- Ontologies, epistemologies, methodologies
- Lene Hansen
- International Feminist Journal of Politics, the leading journal devoted to gender and international politics. Available at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfjp20/current#.U0PLefldX_M.
- SIGNS, the leading journal on general feminist issues, include political theory, ontology and epistemology. Available at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ toc/signs/current.
- Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection organises a long list of annual summer course covering both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Available at http://www.essex.ac.uk/methods/.
- The WomanStats Project provides a wealth of information on women’s status across the world and is particularly valuable for those using quantitative methodologies. Available at http://www.womanstats.org/.
- The Duck of Minerva is a blog on world politics and international relations theory that features ongoing debate about ontological, epistemological and methodological issues. Available at http://www.whiteoliphaunt.com/ duckofminerva/.
Chapter 3
- Sex or gender? Bodies in global politics and why gender matters
- Laura J. Shepherd
- Theory.org on queer theory. Available at http://www.theory.org.uk/ctr-quee.htm. On Judith Butler. Available at http://www.theory.org.uk/ctr-butl.htm.
- Center for Gender Sanity, which provides a series of resources for transgender individuals and ‘A refuge from male/female dichotomies,
sex-based stereotypes, and other gender madness’. Available at http://www.gendersanity.com. - Public Broadcasting Service companion website to Sex: Unknown, a film that interrogates conventional assumptions about gender. Available at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/gender/.
- The website of Stonewall, a UK charity and professional lobbying group aimed at securing equality rights for LGBTIQ individuals and communities Available at http://www.stonewall.org.uk/ .
- Trans-academics, ‘a place where people of all genders can discuss gender theory, the trans community and its various identities, both as a part of the academic world and day-to-day life’ Available at http://www.trans-academics.org/about_us.
Chapter 4
- Postcolonial theories and challenges to ‘first world-ism’
- A. M. Agathangelou and Heather Turcotte
- ‘Feminism and Postcolonialism’ is an annotated bibliography on feminism and postcolonialism. Available at http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/poc.html.
- Postcolonial Literature Bibliographies. Available at http://www.literaryhistory.com/20thC/Groups/postcolonial.htm.
- Incite!: Women of Color Against Violence. Available at http://incite-national.org/.
- Gender, Place and Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography. Available at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/0966369X.html.
Chapter 5
- Ethics
- Kimberly Hutchings
- The BBC website including range of articles and information about the ethics of war. Available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/ethics/war.
- Website for the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs, which also published the key international ethics journal: Ethics and International Affairs. Available at http://www.cceia.org/index.html.
- A range of bibliographies on different areas of feminist ethics and profiles of prominent feminist ethical theorists up to the mid-1990s. Available at http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/eth.html.
- A useful guide to different approaches to feminist ethics. Available at http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-ethics/.
- Website of the Human Development and Capability Association, which pursues research inspired by the ethical approach used by Nussbaum in Women and Human Development. Available at http://www.capabilityapproach.com.
Chapter 6
- Environmental politics and ecology
- Emma A. Foster
- Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era. Available at http://www.dawnnet.org/.
- Earth First! website. Available at http://earthfirst.org.uk/.
- ICPD Programme of Action. Available at https://www.unfpa.org/public/ global/publications/pid/1973.
- Women’s Environment Development Organisation. Available at http://www.wedo.org/about.
Chapter 7
- Body politics: Gender, sexuality and human rights
- Jill Steans
- Women’s Human Rights Net (WHRNET). Available at http://www.whrnet.org/.
- Women's Human Rights Resources Database. Available at http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/diana/whrr/index.cfm?sister=utl&CFID=612265& CFTOKEN=63700714.
- UN Division on the Advancement of Women (DAW). Available at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/daw/index.html.
- Women Watch, an information and resource gateway to the UN system. Available at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/about/index.html.
- Human Rights Watch/Gay Rights. Available at http://www.hrw.org/search/apachesolr_search/Gay%20rights.
Chapter 8
- Trafficking in human beings
- Barbara Sullivan
- Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP), a site that exists to uphold the voices of sex workers globally. See especially under ‘Resources’, the section ‘Sex Work, Migration, Mobility’. Available at http://www.nswp.org/category/tags/trafficking.
- Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women (GAATW), an international alliance of NGOs combating trafficking. Available at http://www.gaatw.org/.
- International Labour Organization (ILO) ‘Forced Labour’. Available at http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/lang--en/index/htm.
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Available at http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/index.html.
- International Organization for Migration (IOM), ‘Counter-Trafficking’. Available at http://www.iom.int/cms/countertrafficking.
- USA Department of State. Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Available at http://www.state.gov/j/tip/index.htm.
Chapter 9
- War
- Swati Parashar
General information on international networks/organisations:
- International Committee of the Red Cross: ‘Women and War’. Available at http://www.icrc.org/eng/war-and-law/protected-persons/women/index.jsp.
- ‘Iraq: The Human Cost’. Available at http://web.mit.edu/humancostiraq/.
- UN Women, ‘Women, War & Peace’. Available at http://www.womenwarpeace.org/.
- The Gender and War Project. Available at http://www.genderandwar.com/.
- United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, ‘Landmark resolution on Women, Peace and Security’. Available at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/wps/.
Activist networks, war experiences and survivor stories:
- Passion Parade. Available at http://passionparade.blogspot.com.au/.
- Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network. Available at http://www.womensurvivorsnetwork.org/about-us.php.
- Women for Women International. Available at http://www.womenforwomen.org/about-women-for-women/other-side-of-war.php.
Chapter 10
- Militarism
- Cynthia Cockburn
- An unofficial light-hearted guide to the US military, including military humour. Available at http://usmilitary.about.com. Taking a feminist lens to this site reveals a great deal about gender and sexism in the military.
- Zene u Crnom (Women in Black) is a thoughtful, analytical, brave and super-active women’s organization in Belgrade, their slogan ‘Always disobedient to patriarchy, war, nationalism and militarism.’ See their articles, photos, posters online. Available at www.zeneucrnom.org.
- Amnesty International. Available at www.amnestyinternational.org. Click on ‘Library’ and search by keywords and country to access hundreds of reports by this human rights organization detailing in painful detail the experiences of women in war and post-war conditions.
- Peacewomen website. Available at www.peacewomen.org. Set up after the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, in 2000, this is an ultra-informative website on the Resolution, accompanying texts and progress on implementation.
- UNIFEM’s portal on gender and war. Available at www.womenwarpeace.org. Through this portal, UNIFEM strives to provide, and to encourage researchers, policy makers, analysts and NGOs to contribute, all the information and analysis that is currently available on the impact of armed conflict on women and women’s role in peacebuilding.
Chapter 11
- Terrorism and political violence
- Caron Gentry and Laura Sjoberg
- The Global Terrorism Database is a searchable database with information on terrorist events from 1970 to 2011. It includes US domestic attacks as well as international attacks. The researcher can search for attacks by different elements such as country, weapon type, target, and date. Available at http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/.
- The UN’s Security Council Counterterrorism Committee monitors and assists member state’s development of counterterrorism policies and procedures. Available at http://www.un.org/en/sc/ctc/.
- The homepage for the UK’s CONTEST counterterrorism strategy has links to the reports and to the policies for Pursue, Prevent, Protect, and Prepare. Available at https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/protecting-the-uk-against-terrorism.
- The US’ Department of Homeland Security has a broader remit than just counterterrorism. However, it was created after the attacks of September 11, 2001. The page on preventing terrorism demonstrates how the US identifies the threat but also what policies it has implemented to deal with them. Available at http://www.dhs.gov/preventing-terrorism.
- A video demonstrating how Wafa Idris, the first female Palestinian suicide bomber, is depicted and discussed within the Palestinian community. Available at http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=wafa+idris&view=detail &mid=6BAA5F5CE053C3E3B7606BAA5F5CE053C3E3B760&first=0.
Chapter 12
- The ‘war on terrorism’
- Krista Hunt
- The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). Available at http://www.rawa.org/index.php.
- Code Pink for Peace. Available at http://www.codepink4peace.org/.
- Women Living Under Muslim Laws. Available at http://www.owfi.info/.
- The U.S. State Departments’ Office of Global Women’s Issues. Available at http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/.
- The Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq. Available at http://www.equalityiniraq.com/.
Chapter 13
- Genocide and mass violence
- Adam Jones
- Gendercide Watch website, with a wealth of resources and academic works. Available at www.gendercide.org.
- A global advocacy network, PreventGenocide.org. Available at www.preventgenocide.org.
- A report sponsored by the United Nations Economic and Social Council Commission on Human Rights, ‘Revised and Updated Report on the Question of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide’ (The Whitaker Report), 2 July 1985. Available at http://www.hrw.org/reports/1996/09/24/shattered-lives.
- A Human Rights Watch report from 1996, Shattered Lives: Sexual Violence during the Rwanda Genocide and Its Aftermath. Available at http://hrw.org/reports/1996/Rwanda.htm.
- WikiGender on ‘Gender and Genocide in the Bosnian War’. Available at http://www.wikigender.org/index.php/Gender_genocide_in_the_Bosnian_war.
Chapter 14
- Sexual violence in war
- Donna Pankhurst
- Major reports on war-related violence against women with current news stories. Available at http://www.irinnews.org.
- Overall report on the new campaign on violence against women and much related material. Available at http://www.amnestyusa.org/violence-against-women/.
- UN Women page on ‘Peace & Security’. Available at http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/peace-and-security.
- You can access many personal narratives of rape and violence through the search function on the website of the Bosnian Institute. Available at http://www.bosnia.org.uk.
- Human Rights Watch portal on sexualised violence. Available at http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights/sexual-violence.
Chapter 15
- International/global political economy
- V. Spike Peterson
- University of California Atlas of Inequality combines GIS and database technology with internet multimedia components to provide online resources that enable users to examine global change. Available at http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/index.php
- The UN’s global development network is an organisation advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. Available at http://www.undp.org/.
- UN Women merges and extends the work of four previously distinct units, providing technical and financial support to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality. Available at http://www.unwomen.org.
- War on Want fights poverty in developing countries in partnership with people affected by globalisation. Available at http://www.waronwant.org/.
- The International Labour Organisation is the UN agency that brings together governments, employers and workers in common action to promote decent work throughout the world. Available at http://www.ilo.org/.
Chapter 16
- Production, employment and consumption
- Juanita Elias and Lucy Ferguson
- Website of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations: good for information on women’s labour rights issues and contemporary campaigns. Available at http://www.aflcio.org.
- Website of Women Working Worldwide based in Manchester, UK. Useful collection of contemporary research engaged with activist movement. Available at http://www.women-ww.org/
- Clean Clothes Campaign. Available at http://www.cleanclothes.org/.
- Another activist website campaigning for labour rights. Available at http://www.behindthelabel.org/.
- UK organisation working towards gender equality in tourism. Available at http://equalityintourism.org/.
Chapter 17
- Land, food and water
- Monika Barthwal-Datta and Soumita Basu
- FAO, ‘Gender and Food Security’. Available at http://www.fao.org/gender/en/.
- La Via Campesina: International Peasant’s Movement. Available at http://viacampesina.org/en/.
- UN, ‘Gender and Water’. Available at http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/gender.shtml.
- UN, ‘Millennium Development Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability’. Available at http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/environ.shtml.
- Women’s Environment & Development Organization: Global Women’s Advocacy Organization. Available at http://www.wedo.org/.
Chapter 18
- Development and neoliberal globalisation
- Penny Griffin
- Asian Development Bank, ‘Gender and Development’ homepage. Available at http://www.adb.org/themes/gender/main.
- International Labour Organization (ILO) ‘Gender and Development’ homepage. Available at http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/economic-and-social-development/gender-and-development/lang--en/index.htm.
- Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development ‘Development Co-operation Directorate’. Available at http://www.oecd.org/dac/
- United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) homepage. Available at http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/.
- World Bank ‘Gender’ homepage. Available at http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/gender.
Chapter 19
- Mainstreaming gender in international institutions
- Jacqui True
- A gender and development website containing good resources and literature review on a range of topics for practitioners and researchers alike. Available at http://www.siyanda.org.
- A German website for professional gender advocates and scholars. Available at http://www.genderkompetenz.info/eng/gendermainstreaming/.
- The one-stop shop for global gender issues in the United Nations, including gender mainstreaming policies and practices. Available at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/.
- The one-stop shop for gender issues and gender mainstreaming in the European Union institutions. Available at http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/other-institutions/gender-mainstreaming/index_en.htm
- The one-stop shop for analysis of the Women, Peace and Security at the UN and across states to end war and violence. Available at www.peacewomen.org.
Chapter 20
- International criminal law
- Rosemary Grey
- IntLawGrrls blog by feminist scholars on issues relating to international law. Available at http://ilg2.org/.
- Website of Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, the key women’s rights group monitoring the ICC). Available at http://www.iccwomen.org/.
- ICTY website. Available at http://www.icty.org/.
- ICTR website. Available at www.unictr.org/.
- ICC website. Available at http://www.icc-cpi.int.
- Sexual Violence and the Triumph of Justice (Documentary on the prosecution of sexual violence in the ICTY). Available at http://www.icty.org/sid/10949.
Chapter 21
- Peacekeeping
- Nadine Puechguirbal
- The website of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Gender and Peacekeeping. Available at http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/issues/women/.
- The BRIDGE Project, promoting gender advocacy and mainstreaming through bridging the gaps between theory and practice. Available at http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/.
- A portal that consolidates data on the impact of armed conflict on women and girls. Available at http://www.womenwarpeace.org.
- UN information and resources on women’s empowerment and gender equality. Available at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/.
- Country and thematic information on the full implementation of Resolution 1325 (2000). Available at http://www.peacewomen.org.
Chapter 22
- Peacebuilding
- Laura J. Shepherd
- Website of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission. Available at http://www.un.org/en/peacebuilding/. The homepage has links to the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office. Available at http://www.un.org/en/peacebuilding/pbso/. United Nations Peacebuilding Fund. Available at http://www.unpbf.org/.
- Website of the Institute for Inclusive Security. Available at http://www.inclusivesecurity.org/why-women/#.UkAGq2x-9jo.
- Gender portal at the United States Institute for Peace. Available at http://www.buildingpeace.org/think-global-conflict/issues/gender-and-peacebuilding.
- United Nations Secretary-General’s 2010 Report on ‘Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding’ (A/65/354–S/2010/466). Available to download from the UN PBC archive of Secretary-General’s Reports and statements. Available at http://www.un.org/en/peacebuilding/doc_sg.shtml.
- Gender portal at the European Union’s Initiative for Building Peace. Available at http://www.initiativeforpeacebuilding.eu/gender.php.
- Work on and by women at the African Centre for the Constructive Settlement of Disputes (ACCORD). Available at http://www.accord.org.za/our-work/women.
Chapter 23
- Migration
- Jindy Pettman with Lucy Hall
- International Organization for Migration (IOM): Gender and Migration Network. Available at http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/iom-gender/cache/offonce.
- Asian Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development. Available at http://apwld.org.
- Global Migration Group on Migration and Gender. Available at http://www.globalmigrationgroup.org/migration-and-gender.
- Center for Gender and Refugee Studies. Available at http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/.
- UN High Commission for Refugees portal on ‘Women’. Available at http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c1d9.html.
Chapter 24
- Religion
- Katherine Brown
- The full text of the lecture given by Pope Benedict XVI at Regensburg University. Available at http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/ speeches/2006/september/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060912_university-regensburg_en.html.
- The website for Jewish feminist movement, Jewish Women Watching. Available at http://www.jewishwomenwatching.com/actions/eshet/.
- This is the official website for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; local ‘chapters’ may have their own website. Available at http://www.thesisters.org.
- A discussion on the Church of England’s decision in 2013 not to allow the ordination of women’s bishops. Available at http://genderinglobalgovernancenet-work.net/comment/female-religious-authority-church-of-england-votes-against-the-ordination-of-women-bishops/.
- An introduction to the complexities of intra-religious debates over appropriate gender roles and conduct. Available at http://www.newrepublic.com/article/ 114124/israels-orthodox-women-new-face-feminism.
Chapter 25
- Nationalism
- Dibyesh Anand
- A collection of resources on issues concerning nationalism. Available at http://ww.nationalismproject.org/.
- Nationalism Project Blog. Available at http://nationalismproject.blogspot.com.au.
- An online simulation game that can be utilised to explore different aspects of nation states. Available at http://www.nationstates.net/.
Chapter 26
- Citizenship
- Denise Horn
- The Global Citizens Initiative. Available at http://theglobalcitizensinitiative.org/ and http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/global-citizenship.
- Condorcet on Women’s Rights to Citizenship. Available at http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/292/.
- Links for Case Studies and Further Research. Available at http://www.gsdrc.org/go/topic-guides/gender/gender-and-citizenship.
- Gender and Citizenship resource portal. Available at http://www.gsdrc.org/go/topic-guides/gender/gender-and-citizenship.
- Sexuality, Citizenship and Sexual Rights. Available at http://www.iasscs.org/resource/sexuality-citizenship-and-sexual-rights.
Chapter 27
- Transnational activism
- Valentine Moghadam
- Code Pink website. Available at http://www.codepink4peace.org.
- MADRE website. Available at http://www.madre.org.
- Women Living under Muslim Laws website. Available at http://www.wluml.org.
- Nobel Women’s Initiative website. Available at http://www.nobelwomensinitiative.org.
- World Social Forum. Available at http://www.fsm2013.org/en.
Chapter 28
- Art, aesthetics and emotionality
- Emma Hutchison and Roland Bleiker
- A good site by a leading international relations scholar on ‘Visual storytelling: creative practice and criticism’. Available at http://www.david-campbell.org.
- Past and present activism of the Guerrilla Girls. Available at http://www.guerrillagirls.com.
- Feminist engagement with film and television/images and how they impact on everyday experiences. Available at http://www.thefeministspectator.com.
Chapter 29
- Popular culture and the politics of the visual
- Christina Rowley
- The Women’s Media Center has the goal of making women visible and powerful in the media. Available at http://womensmediacenter.com, Twitter handle: @womendsmediacntr.
- Feminist Frequency is a video webseries by Anita Sarkeesian that explores the representation of women in pop culture narratives. Sarkeesian also highlights issues surrounding the targeted harassment of women in online and gaming spaces. Available at http://www.feministfrequency.com/, Twitter handle: @femfreq.
- Founded in 2007, Muslimah Media Watch is a forum on which Muslim Women critique how their images appear in the media and popular culture. Available at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw, Twitter handle: @MMWtweets.
- The mission of The Feminist Wire is to provide socio-political and cultural critique of anti-feminist, racist and imperialist politics pervasive in all forms and spaces of private and public lives of individuals globally. Available at http://thefeministwire.com/about-us/mission-vision/, Twitter handle: @feministwire.
- The Everyday Sexism Project catalogues instances of sexism experienced by women on a day-to-day basis. It started in the UK but now has websites for different countries and in different languages. Available at http://everydaysexism.com, Twitter handle: @everydaysexism.
Chapter 30
- Sex, gender, and cyberspace
- M. I. Franklin
- Excerpts of Donna Haraway’s Cyborg Manifesto. Available at http://www.egs.edu/faculty/donna-haraway/articles/donna-haraway-a-cyborg-manifesto/ and as an animated version athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9gis7-Jads.
- Tomb Raider portal. Available at http://www.tombraider.com/ and Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lara_Croft:_Tomb_Raider.
- Sexism, Strength and Dominance: Masculinity in Disney Films by Sanjay Newton. Available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CWMCt35oFY.
- The Cybermohalla Project from Sarai. Available at http://retiary.org/idea/idea7/idea_7/saraicm/saraicm.htm.
- ISIS International. Available at http://www.isiswomen.org/.
- GenderIT.org. Available at http://www.GenderIT.org.
Chapter 31
- New social media and global resistance
- Suzanne Levi-Sanchez and Sophie Toupin
- FemTechNet is a network of scholars, artists, and students who work on, with, and at the borders of technology, science and feminism. From September to December 2013, FemTechNet organised the first iteration of a Distributed Open Collaborative Course (DOCC) on the topic of ‘Dialogues on Feminism and Technology’. Available at http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/.
- Ada is a feminist, multimodal, peer-reviewed open access journal that examines the intersections of gender, new media, and technology. It is a publication of the Fembot Collective. Available at http://adanewmedia.org/.
- The 27 issue of .dpi an open-access feminist journal of art and digital culture is dedicated to hacktivism. Available at http://dpi.studioxx.org/en/no/ 27-hacktivism.
- The Tactical Technology Collective created a series of video animations to raise awareness about the risks of using new technologies for advocacy work. Available at https://www.tacticaltech.org.
- You can also visit the security in a box tools and tactics the Tactical Technology Collective designed for human rights defenders and the LGBT community. Available at https://securityinabox.org/
- List of tech tools for activists. Available at www.prism-break.org.