Feminist Methodologies for International Relations

This volume shows how feminism has made crucial contributions to the study of international relations.

Why is feminist work carried out in international relations (IR)? What are the methodologies and methods that have been developed in order to do feminist research for IR? This contributory volume shows how, over the previous two decades, feminism has made crucial contributions to the study of international relations.Why is feminist research carried out in international relations (IR)? What are the methodologies and methods that have been developed in order to carry out this research? Feminist Methodologies for International Relations offers students and scholars of IR, feminism, and global politics practical insight into the innovative methodologies and methods that have been developed - or adapted from other disciplinary contexts - in order to do feminist research for IR. Both timely and timeless, this volume makes a diverse range of feminist methodological reflections wholly accessible. Each of the twelve contributors discusses aspects of the relationships between ontology, epistemology, methodology, and method, and how they inform and shape their research. This important and original contribution to the field will both guide and stimulate new thinking.