Rethinking the Wo/man Question in International Relations

Following on from the seminal The 'Man' Question in International Relations, this book looks at the increasingly violent and 'toxic' nature of world politics post-9/11. Contributors, including Raewyn Connell, Kimberly Hutchings, Cynthia Enloe, Kevin Dunn and Sandra Whitworth, consider the diverse theoretical and practical implications of masculinity for international relations in the modern world, covering theoretical issues including masculine theories of war, masculinity and the military, cyborg soldiers, post-traumatic stress disorder, and white male privilege. The book also focuses on the ways in which masculinity configures world events from conscientious objection in South Africa to 'porno-nationalism' in India, from myths and heroes in Kosovo to the makings of Zimbabwe.