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Zusatztext ...a worthwhile work by some of the world's leading feminist theorists [that] offers a challenging and thought-provoking account. Informationen zum Autor Sari Kouvo is working for the European External Action Service in Brussels. She lectures at Gothenburg University in Sweden and is co-founder of the Afghanistan Analysts Network. Zoe Pearson is formerly a lecturer in the School of Law, Keele University, and currently works in the area of immigration and refugee law in New Zealand. Klappentext The essays in this volume analyse feminism's positioning vis-à-vis international law and the current paradigms of international law. The authors argue that, willingly or unwillingly, feminist perspectives on international law have come to be situated between 'resistance' and 'compliance'. That is, feminist scholarship aims at deconstructing international law to show why and how 'women' have been marginalised; at the same time feminists have been largely unwilling to challenge the core of international law and its institutions, remaining hopeful of international law's potential for women. The analysis is clustered around three themes: the first part, theory and method, looks at how feminist perspectives on international law have developed and seeks to introduce new theoretical and methodological tools (especially through a focus on psychoanalysis and geography). The second part, national and international security, focuses on how feminists have situated themselves in relation to the current discourses of 'crisis', the post-9/11 NGO 'industry' and the changing discourses of violence against women. The third part, global and local justice, addresses some of the emerging trends in international law, focusing especially on transitional justice, state-building, trafficking and economic globalisation. ...a worthwhile work by some of the world's leading feminist theorists [that] offers a challenging and thought-provoking account.Ramona VijeyarasaThe International Journal of Transitional JusticeVolume 7, 2013 Zusammenfassung The essays in this volume analyse feminism's positioning vis-à-vis international law and the current paradigms of international law. The authors argue that, willingly or unwillingly, feminist perspectives on international law have come to be situated between 'resistance' and 'compliance'. That is, feminist scholarship aims at deconstructing international law to show why and how 'women' have been marginalised; at the same time feminists have been largely unwilling to challenge the core of international law and its institutions, remaining hopeful of international law's potential for women. The analysis is clustered around three themes: the first part, theory and method, looks at how feminist perspectives on international law have developed and seeks to introduce new theoretical and methodological tools (especially through a focus on psychoanalysis and geography). The second part, national and international security, focuses on how feminists have situated themselves in relation to the current discourses of 'crisis', the post-9/11 NGO 'industry' and the changing discourses of violence against women. The third part, global and local justice, addresses some of the emerging trends in international law, focusing especially on transitional justice, state-building, trafficking and economic globalisation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Sari Kouvo and Zoe PearsonPART ONE: FEMINIST THEORY AND METHOD IN INTERNATIONAL LAWNavigating Feminisms: At the Margins, in the Mainstreams or Elsewhere? Reflections on Charlesworth, Otomoand Pearson Vanessa Munro2. Talking to Ourselves? Feminist Scholarship in International Law Hilary Charlesworth3. Searching for Virtue in International Law Yoriko Otomo4. Feminist Project(s): The Spaces of International Law Zoe PearsonPART TWO: FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITYThree Feminist Cri...
