Our editor’s recommendations
As the number of women in the Congress is likely to reach a new high following the US midterm elections, Stephen Wenham, our Publisher for Politics and International Relations, reflects on Bristol University Press’ publishing on gender and politics, showcasing his recommendations from the list.
“Our publishing in gender and politics covers a broad range of issues including hierarchies of masculinity/masculinization within global politics, the value of queer perspectives on political violence and conflict, and feminist discourse on crucial topics such as peace, security and human rights.”
Masculinities, Gender and International Relations
By Terrell Carver and Laura Lyddon
Terrell Carver’s and Laura Lyddon’s book is an invaluable resource that looks at masculinity/ies in relation to world politics.
Taking a feminist-inspired understanding of gender as its starting point, the book:
- explains that gender is both an asymmetrical binary and a hierarchy;
- shows how masculinization works via ‘nested hierarchies’ of domination and subordination;
- explores the imbrication of masculinities with the nation-state and great power politics.
Read a preview of the first three chapters here.
Wronged and Dangerous
Viral Masculinity and the Populist Pandemic
By Karen Lee Ashcraft
COVID-19 delivers a stark warning: the global surge of populism endangers public health. Wronged and Dangerous introduces ’viral masculinity‘ as a novel way to meet that threat by tackling the deep connection of our social and physical worlds. Karen Lee Ashcraft calls on us to ask not what populism says, but how it spreads.
Watch a video of the author talking about the book.
European Journal of Politics and Gender (EJPG)
Lead Editors: Jessica Fortin-Rittberger and Khursheed Wadia
EJPG is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes international, cutting-edge research in the broad field of politics and gender and is endorsed by the Gender and Politics Standing Group of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR). The journal is firmly embedded in global politics and gender scholarship.
Read the Editors’ Choice collection of articles for free.
Feminist Conversations on Peace
Edited by Sarah Smith and Keina Yoshida
Sarah Smith and Keina Yoshida have edited this Open Access book that brings together conversations which explore plural, intersectional and interdisciplinary concepts of feminist peace. This is particularly important to our list as it embraces diverse voices that are often unheard.
Download the book from the Bristol University Press platform.
Cultural Sexism
The Politics of Feminist rage in the #MeToo Era
By Heather Savigny
What next after the #MeToo era? In this book, Heather Savigny examines how the prevalence of sexism and misogyny across the media, entertainment and cultural industries keeps sexist values firmly within popular consciousness.
Read more on Transforming Society: ‘Hooray for the Patriarchy.’
New Directions in Women, Peace and Security
Edited by Soumita Basu, Paul Kirby and Laura Shepherd
This groundbreaking edited book engages vexed and vexing questions about the future of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, balancing analysis of emerging trends with reflections from those at the forefront of policy and practice.
Read more on the LSE Women, Peace and Security blog.
Gender, Sexuality and Global Politics Series
Series Editors: Ali Bilgic, Synne L. Dyvik, Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, Thomas Gregory, and Swati Parashar
We’re proud to publish this series which focuses on feminist, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer activism, critically examining existing hierarchies, practices and power relations in global politics.
The first three books in the series are Queering Conflict Research, Digital Frontiers in Gender and Security and Queer Politics in Contemporary Turkey. The series editors welcome new proposals, and you can find out more about the series and how to get in touch here.
I hope these and all of the books on the Bristol University Press Politics and International Relations list support and inspire scholars, practitioners and students alike to meet the complex and ever-changing political issues of our time.
If you are interested in writing for our Politics and International Relations list, please contact me at s.wenham@bristol.ac.uk or visit our information for authors page to download our proposal guidelines.
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