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Investigating the dynamics of identity and sexual citizenship in a changing world, this compellin... more Investigating the dynamics of identity and sexual citizenship in a changing world, this compelling text explores key debates around human rights and representation, policy and resistance. Incorporating theory with original research, this is a thought-provoking insight into sexuality and diversity in a global age.

Chapters:
Introduction
Equality and Diversity
Intersectionality
Sexuality and Citizenship
Democracy
Organisational Change
Resisting Change
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equalities in Northern Ireland
Conclusion

Recognition lies at the heart of multiple contests around citizenship rights, identity politics, ... more Recognition lies at the heart of multiple contests around citizenship rights, identity politics, claims for material re-distribution, and demands for past harms to be acknowledged. This book seeks to consider where various contemporary contests over recognition are taking us. By looking at disputes around disability, race and ethnicity, nationalism, class, sexuality and ownership of the past, it explores the contemporary significance of recognition claims. In reflection of the global contexts of such disputes, the book draws on accounts from Europe, the USA, Latin America, the Middle East and Australasia. In doing so the book explores the following questions: Do we live in a moment where recognition is opening up to allow for greater space for varied or hybrid forms of living and mutual valuation, provided with rights and protection? Or is recognition paradoxically a means to narrow down options to more restrictive categories of acceptable ways of living and legitimate access to rights?

Chapters:

Contesting Recognition; J.McLaughlin, P.Phillimore & D.Richardson

Belonging and the Politics of Belonging; N.Yuval-Davis

Disability and the Pitfalls of Recognition; J.Leach Scully

'Normal People': Recognition and the Middle Classes; S.Lawler

Biological Citizenship in Aotearoa/New Zealand; R.Fitzgerald

From the Stranger to 'the Other': The Politics of Cosmopolitan Beirut; S.Seidman

Naming Ourselves: Recognising Racism and Mestizaje in Mexico; M.Moreno Figueroa

Lesbian and Gay Parents' Sexual Citizenship: Recognition, Belonging and (Re)classification; Y.Taylor

The Paradox of Recognition: Success or Stigma for Children with Learning Disabilities; R.Rapp & F.Ginsburg

'The Rush to (East) German History': Recognising Memory and Belonging; A.Gallinat

This thoroughly revised third edition of a best-selling textbook is carefully designed to reflect... more This thoroughly revised third edition of a best-selling textbook is carefully designed to reflect classic and new developments in the popular fields of gender and women's studies. Its unique breadth and depth makes it ideal for students taking courses for the first time at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

PART 1: THEORY AND POLITICS
Conceptualising Gender; D.Richardson
Feminist Theory; S.Hines
Feminism, Social Movements and the Gendering of Politics; N. Charles
Men, Masculinities and Feminism; V.Robinson

PART 2: BODIES/IDENTITIES
Gendered Bodies: Gendered Lives; K.Woodward
Racing the Feminist Agenda: Exploring the Intersections Between Race, Ethnicity and Gender; K.Reed
Sexuality; Y.Taylor

PART 3: INSTITUTIONS
Families, Domesticity and Intimacy; S.Jackson
Gender and Schooling: Contemporary Issues in Gender Equality and Educational Achievement; J.Ringrose & D.Epstein
Gender and Work; Z.Irving

PART 4: CULTURES AND CONTEXTS
Media and Popular Culture; R.Holliday
Cyberspace/technologies: Of Cyborgs and Feminism; S.Gillis

PART 5: DOING FEMINIST RESEARCH
Feminist Methodology Matters; L.Stanley & S.Wise
Postscript; V.Robinson & D.Richardson
Bibliography
Index

The emergence of queer ideas has unsettled other forms of exploring gender and sexuality, in part... more The emergence of queer ideas has unsettled other forms of exploring gender and sexuality, in particular, feminism. In response, feminists have been significant critics of queer ideas. This book, through the contribution of important US and UK writers, explores the debates between feminist and queer theorizing in order to seek out interconnections between the two and identify new directions in thinking about sexuality and gender that may emerge out of and at the interface.

How are questions of cultures and identities being reconfigured? What political communities and strategies are becoming possible and impossible in this context? What kinds of theoretical connections and alliances are being made? In addressing these and other questions the chapter authors explore themes such as: queer or feminist?; the distance between the global and local; bringing material and cultural analysis together; and the general legacy of feminism and queer theory.

Chapters:

Introduction: At the Intersections of Feminist and Queer Debates; J.McLaughlin, M.E.Casey& D.Richardson

Bordering Theory; D.Richardson

Heterosexuality, Sexuality and Gender: Re-thinking the Intersections; S.Jackson

The Return of the Material: Cycles of Theoretical Fashion in Lesbian, Gay and Queer Studies; J.McLaughlin

On the Evolution of Queer Studies: Lesbian Feminism, Queer Theory and Globalization; L.Garber

Boys will be bois? Or Transgender Feminism and the Forgetful Fish; J.Halberstam

The Value of a Second Skin; R.Hennessy

Refiguring the Family: Toward a Post-Queer Politics of Gay and Lesbian Marriage; C.Meeks& A.Stein

Practically between Post-Menopause and Post-Modern; A.R.Wilson

With this benchmark work, lesbian and gay studies comes of age. Drawing from a rich team of globa... more With this benchmark work, lesbian and gay studies comes of age. Drawing from a rich team of global contributors and carefully structured to elucidate the core issues in the field, it constitutes an unparalleled resource for teaching, research and debate. The volume is organized into 4 sections:

· History and Theory
This covers the roots of lesbian and gay studies, the institutionalization of the subject in the Academy, the 'naturalness' of heterosexuality, science and sexuality, the comparative sociology of homosexualities and the heterosexual/homosexual division.

· Identity and Community
This examines the formation of gay and lesbian identities communities and movements, 'cyber-queer' research, sexuality and space, generational issues in lesbian and gay lifecycles and the subject of bisexuality

· Institutions
This investigates questions of the governance of sexualities, lesbian and gay health, sexualities and education, religion and homosexuality, homosexuality and the law, gay and lesbian workers, homosexuality and the family, and lesbian, gay and queer encounters with the media and popular culture

· Politics
This explores the formation of the gay and lesbian movements, impact of globalization, antigay and lesbian violence, nationalism and transnationalism in lesbian and gay studies and sexual citizenship.
The result is an authoritative book that demarcates the field, stimulates critical discussion and provides lesbian and gay studies with an enriching focal reference point. It is, quite simply, a breakthrough work that will galvanize discussion and research for years to come.

This thoughtful and accessible book provides a critical examination of the central debates attach... more This thoughtful and accessible book provides a critical examination of the central debates attached to conceptualizing sexuality as a site of knowledge and politics. These are explored in chapters on the meaning of heterosexuality, sexual citizenship and the associated notions of sexual rights and obligations, queer theory and its relationship with feminisms, both `new' and `old'. Also included is discussion of responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the implications for understandings of gender and sexuality.

Chapters:

Introduction

PART ONE: NEW FEMINISMS, QUEER POSITIONS AND RADICAL REPRESENTATIONS
Theorizing Heterosexuality
From Lesbian Nation to Queer Nation
Sexual Politics and Social Change
`New' Feminisms for `Old'?

PART TWO: SEXUAL CITIZENSHIP
Citizenship and Sexuality
Extending Citizenship?
Theorizing Sexual Rights

PART THREE: SEXUALITY, GENDER AND HIV/AIDS
Feminism and the Challenge of AIDS
In(Visible) Women and Dis(Appearing) Men
Sexuality, Identity and Risk

This enlarged and fully updated new edition of the best-selling Introduction to Women's Studies p... more This enlarged and fully updated new edition of the best-selling Introduction to Women's Studies provides a wide-ranging and accessible overview of the main themes, issues and substantive areas in this popular and expanding field. Truly interdisciplinary in its approach, it introduces the student to key ideas and debates, offering an up-to-date summary of research and a critique of important arguments. Three new chapters have been added to extend further the book's broad scope and all the chapters have been revised to take account of the latest developments in the field.

Chapters:

Introducing Women's Studies; V.Robinson

Turning the Tide in Women's Studies; K.K.Bhavnani

Feminist Theory; J.Stacey

Sexuality, Power and Feminism; D.Richardson

Women, Violence and Male Power; M.Maynard & J.Winn

The Picture is Political: Representation of Women in Contemporary Popular Culture; M.Marshment

Women, Writing and Language; G.Frith

Women, Marriage and Family Relationships; S.Jackson

Motherhood and Women's Lives; P.Nicolson

Women and Reproduction; J.Hanmer

Women and Health; J.Hockey

Women at Work; A.Witz

Women, History and Protest; J.Hannam

Women and Education; C.Skelton

Feminist Research Methodology; L.Stanley

Feminism and Social Policy; F.Williams

Women's Studies, Science and Technology; L.Birke & M.Henry

Papers by Diane Richardson

Hitotsubashi journal of social studies, Jul 1, 1994

Investigating the dynamics of identity and sexual citizenship in a changing world, this compellin... more Investigating the dynamics of identity and sexual citizenship in a changing world, this compelling text explores key debates around human rights and representation, policy and resistance. Incorporating theory with original research, this is a thought-provoking insight into sexuality and diversity in a global age.

Chapters:
Introduction
Equality and Diversity
Intersectionality
Sexuality and Citizenship
Democracy
Organisational Change
Resisting Change
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equalities in Northern Ireland
Conclusion

Recognition lies at the heart of multiple contests around citizenship rights, identity politics, ... more Recognition lies at the heart of multiple contests around citizenship rights, identity politics, claims for material re-distribution, and demands for past harms to be acknowledged. This book seeks to consider where various contemporary contests over recognition are taking us. By looking at disputes around disability, race and ethnicity, nationalism, class, sexuality and ownership of the past, it explores the contemporary significance of recognition claims. In reflection of the global contexts of such disputes, the book draws on accounts from Europe, the USA, Latin America, the Middle East and Australasia. In doing so the book explores the following questions: Do we live in a moment where recognition is opening up to allow for greater space for varied or hybrid forms of living and mutual valuation, provided with rights and protection? Or is recognition paradoxically a means to narrow down options to more restrictive categories of acceptable ways of living and legitimate access to rights?

Chapters:

Contesting Recognition; J.McLaughlin, P.Phillimore & D.Richardson

Belonging and the Politics of Belonging; N.Yuval-Davis

Disability and the Pitfalls of Recognition; J.Leach Scully

'Normal People': Recognition and the Middle Classes; S.Lawler

Biological Citizenship in Aotearoa/New Zealand; R.Fitzgerald

From the Stranger to 'the Other': The Politics of Cosmopolitan Beirut; S.Seidman

Naming Ourselves: Recognising Racism and Mestizaje in Mexico; M.Moreno Figueroa

Lesbian and Gay Parents' Sexual Citizenship: Recognition, Belonging and (Re)classification; Y.Taylor

The Paradox of Recognition: Success or Stigma for Children with Learning Disabilities; R.Rapp & F.Ginsburg

'The Rush to (East) German History': Recognising Memory and Belonging; A.Gallinat

This thoroughly revised third edition of a best-selling textbook is carefully designed to reflect... more This thoroughly revised third edition of a best-selling textbook is carefully designed to reflect classic and new developments in the popular fields of gender and women's studies. Its unique breadth and depth makes it ideal for students taking courses for the first time at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

PART 1: THEORY AND POLITICS
Conceptualising Gender; D.Richardson
Feminist Theory; S.Hines
Feminism, Social Movements and the Gendering of Politics; N. Charles
Men, Masculinities and Feminism; V.Robinson

PART 2: BODIES/IDENTITIES
Gendered Bodies: Gendered Lives; K.Woodward
Racing the Feminist Agenda: Exploring the Intersections Between Race, Ethnicity and Gender; K.Reed
Sexuality; Y.Taylor

PART 3: INSTITUTIONS
Families, Domesticity and Intimacy; S.Jackson
Gender and Schooling: Contemporary Issues in Gender Equality and Educational Achievement; J.Ringrose & D.Epstein
Gender and Work; Z.Irving

PART 4: CULTURES AND CONTEXTS
Media and Popular Culture; R.Holliday
Cyberspace/technologies: Of Cyborgs and Feminism; S.Gillis

PART 5: DOING FEMINIST RESEARCH
Feminist Methodology Matters; L.Stanley & S.Wise
Postscript; V.Robinson & D.Richardson
Bibliography
Index

The emergence of queer ideas has unsettled other forms of exploring gender and sexuality, in part... more The emergence of queer ideas has unsettled other forms of exploring gender and sexuality, in particular, feminism. In response, feminists have been significant critics of queer ideas. This book, through the contribution of important US and UK writers, explores the debates between feminist and queer theorizing in order to seek out interconnections between the two and identify new directions in thinking about sexuality and gender that may emerge out of and at the interface.

How are questions of cultures and identities being reconfigured? What political communities and strategies are becoming possible and impossible in this context? What kinds of theoretical connections and alliances are being made? In addressing these and other questions the chapter authors explore themes such as: queer or feminist?; the distance between the global and local; bringing material and cultural analysis together; and the general legacy of feminism and queer theory.

Chapters:

Introduction: At the Intersections of Feminist and Queer Debates; J.McLaughlin, M.E.Casey& D.Richardson

Bordering Theory; D.Richardson

Heterosexuality, Sexuality and Gender: Re-thinking the Intersections; S.Jackson

The Return of the Material: Cycles of Theoretical Fashion in Lesbian, Gay and Queer Studies; J.McLaughlin

On the Evolution of Queer Studies: Lesbian Feminism, Queer Theory and Globalization; L.Garber

Boys will be bois? Or Transgender Feminism and the Forgetful Fish; J.Halberstam

The Value of a Second Skin; R.Hennessy

Refiguring the Family: Toward a Post-Queer Politics of Gay and Lesbian Marriage; C.Meeks& A.Stein

Practically between Post-Menopause and Post-Modern; A.R.Wilson

With this benchmark work, lesbian and gay studies comes of age. Drawing from a rich team of globa... more With this benchmark work, lesbian and gay studies comes of age. Drawing from a rich team of global contributors and carefully structured to elucidate the core issues in the field, it constitutes an unparalleled resource for teaching, research and debate. The volume is organized into 4 sections:

· History and Theory
This covers the roots of lesbian and gay studies, the institutionalization of the subject in the Academy, the 'naturalness' of heterosexuality, science and sexuality, the comparative sociology of homosexualities and the heterosexual/homosexual division.

· Identity and Community
This examines the formation of gay and lesbian identities communities and movements, 'cyber-queer' research, sexuality and space, generational issues in lesbian and gay lifecycles and the subject of bisexuality

· Institutions
This investigates questions of the governance of sexualities, lesbian and gay health, sexualities and education, religion and homosexuality, homosexuality and the law, gay and lesbian workers, homosexuality and the family, and lesbian, gay and queer encounters with the media and popular culture

· Politics
This explores the formation of the gay and lesbian movements, impact of globalization, antigay and lesbian violence, nationalism and transnationalism in lesbian and gay studies and sexual citizenship.
The result is an authoritative book that demarcates the field, stimulates critical discussion and provides lesbian and gay studies with an enriching focal reference point. It is, quite simply, a breakthrough work that will galvanize discussion and research for years to come.

This thoughtful and accessible book provides a critical examination of the central debates attach... more This thoughtful and accessible book provides a critical examination of the central debates attached to conceptualizing sexuality as a site of knowledge and politics. These are explored in chapters on the meaning of heterosexuality, sexual citizenship and the associated notions of sexual rights and obligations, queer theory and its relationship with feminisms, both `new' and `old'. Also included is discussion of responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the implications for understandings of gender and sexuality.

Chapters:

Introduction

PART ONE: NEW FEMINISMS, QUEER POSITIONS AND RADICAL REPRESENTATIONS
Theorizing Heterosexuality
From Lesbian Nation to Queer Nation
Sexual Politics and Social Change
`New' Feminisms for `Old'?

PART TWO: SEXUAL CITIZENSHIP
Citizenship and Sexuality
Extending Citizenship?
Theorizing Sexual Rights

PART THREE: SEXUALITY, GENDER AND HIV/AIDS
Feminism and the Challenge of AIDS
In(Visible) Women and Dis(Appearing) Men
Sexuality, Identity and Risk

This enlarged and fully updated new edition of the best-selling Introduction to Women's Studies p... more This enlarged and fully updated new edition of the best-selling Introduction to Women's Studies provides a wide-ranging and accessible overview of the main themes, issues and substantive areas in this popular and expanding field. Truly interdisciplinary in its approach, it introduces the student to key ideas and debates, offering an up-to-date summary of research and a critique of important arguments. Three new chapters have been added to extend further the book's broad scope and all the chapters have been revised to take account of the latest developments in the field.

Chapters:

Introducing Women's Studies; V.Robinson

Turning the Tide in Women's Studies; K.K.Bhavnani

Feminist Theory; J.Stacey

Sexuality, Power and Feminism; D.Richardson

Women, Violence and Male Power; M.Maynard & J.Winn

The Picture is Political: Representation of Women in Contemporary Popular Culture; M.Marshment

Women, Writing and Language; G.Frith

Women, Marriage and Family Relationships; S.Jackson

Motherhood and Women's Lives; P.Nicolson

Women and Reproduction; J.Hanmer

Women and Health; J.Hockey

Women at Work; A.Witz

Women, History and Protest; J.Hannam

Women and Education; C.Skelton

Feminist Research Methodology; L.Stanley

Feminism and Social Policy; F.Williams

Women's Studies, Science and Technology; L.Birke & M.Henry

Hitotsubashi journal of social studies, Jul 1, 1994

The Sociological Review, Feb 1, 2013

Rather than critiquing social institutions and practices that have historically excluded them, as... more Rather than critiquing social institutions and practices that have historically excluded them, as did earlier social movements in the 1960s and 1970s, since the 1990s the politics of sexuality has increasingly been about demanding equal rights of citizenship. These citizenship demands have, at least to a degree, been answered via a raft of recent legislation in the UK including the Adoption and Children Act 2002, Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003, Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004, and by associated changes in policy making and practice that emphasize 'Equality and Diversity'. In this article we consider how the implementation of sexualities equalities policies is related to processes of privatisation and individualisation. This is illustrated by using sexualities equalities work in local government as a case study to indicate how both processes of change and resistance are aided by these processes. The article draws on findings from an ESRC funded study of LGBT equalities initiatives in local government in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which examined the views of those who now have a public duty to implement recent legislative and policy shifts and are obliged to develop equalities initiatives concerning 'sexual orientation' and gender reassignment.

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 2020

This paper explores the relationship between human trafficking and geographies of stigma based on... more This paper explores the relationship between human trafficking and geographies of stigma based on qualitative research in Nepal. It explains how geographies of stigma circumscribe the agency of those who return from having experienced trafficking, affecting their livelihoods and mobilities. It examines processes of spatial differentiation, territorialisation and scalar hierarchies in relation to the production and navigation of stigma.

Sexuality, Equality and Diversity, 2012

In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in the field of equalities and diversity,... more In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in the field of equalities and diversity, fuelled by a raft of legislative changes in the UK and other parts of Europe, as well as broader demographic trends concerning migration and citizenship. Sexualities equalities work, which has for many years been marginalised, has now gained social and political currency and visibility, with greater inclusion of previously marginalised sexual and gender communities. This integration of (some) lesbians and gay men into social and political life as 'normal citizens' represents a significant shift with important implications for understandings of sexual citizenship and the meanings and importance attached to sexual identities This paper will develop and extend our previous theoretical work on sexuality and citizenship by considering these issues. It considers the broader ways in which social constructions of sexuality and gender are changing, and also whether the increasing citizen...

Introducing Gender and Women’s Studies, 2015

Intersections Between Feminist and Queer Theory, 2006

In order to examine feminist critiques of and contributions to sociology it is first necessary to... more In order to examine feminist critiques of and contributions to sociology it is first necessary to say something about feminism in Britain. Although there existed women's groups and organizat.ions who were concerned with women's equality throughout this century, from the end of the 1920s, after the Suffragette movement, there was no coherent feminist movement in Britain. This was to change in the late sixties with the emergence of the women's liberation movement. This was a new style of feminism, which went much further and asked for far more than had feminists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Prior to 1970, feminists in Britain had campaigned for a better deal for mothers, to help make work within the home less tiring and stressful for women. Very few feminists earlier this century ever questioned that childcare and housework were women~ responsibility. They challenged the social conditions in which women had and looked after children, and did the work...

Sexuality, Equality and Diversity, 2012

From individual experiences of prejudice to international political debate around equal rights, s... more From individual experiences of prejudice to international political debate around equal rights, social attitudes towards sexuality and transgender equalities are evolving. This timely text traces shifts at personal, national and international levels to fully assess the landscape of policy and theory today. Bringing together critical perspectives and original research, Sexuality, Equality and Diversity clearly outlines contested terms and key debates in the field. It explains how equality policy is developed and put into practice, examining what has been achieved by legislation so far and highlighting the challenges to overcome. Exploring the multiple identities and different agendas of various LGBT communities, this thought-provoking book draws on a range of rich examples to shed new light on sexual citizenship today. This is an invaluable guide through the complex terrain of equality and diversity, and is invaluable reading for students of sociology, social policy, gender studies and politics.

Women, Motherhood and Childrearing, 1993

In recent years the UK has seen a raft of new legislation concerning equalities and human rights.... more In recent years the UK has seen a raft of new legislation concerning equalities and human rights. This legislation, and the policy drivers issued by central government in relation to equalities, is interpreted in varied ways by the local authorities that are tasked with implementing them. Implementation is structured by the organisational cultures present in these institutions and their partner agencies, and in some cases, by the existence of overt or covert homophobia and biphobia. This paper presents findings from an ESRC funded study of the impact of recent policy changes. Whilst someauthorities have a long history of sexualities equalities work, heterosexism appears embedded in the cultures of others. This is apparent in the ways in which equalities is discursively framed (or erased), the location of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equalities at the bottom of the hierarchy of equalities initiatives, resistance to the imposition of LGBT equalities initiatives by staff, and the organisational cultures in which they operate. In some instances, overt homo/biphobia is evident, often reflecting the wider environments in which local authorities operate. Local authority employees in powerful positions may give clear messages to staff on challenging such resistance, but LGBT equalities work can be sabotaged by other individuals, often elected councillors. The tensions that officers have to manage concerning sexualities equalities work, between the remits of elected councillors and the requirements of equalities policies driven by statute, are noticeable. It appears that local authorities remain a site in which heterosexism and homo/biphobia are contested.

Gender, Place & Culture, 2009

... Trafficking of women within Nepal began in the late nineteenth century when the feudal Rana f... more ... Trafficking of women within Nepal began in the late nineteenth century when the feudal Rana family started to recruit indigenous girls from ... recruited through three other NGOs working to prevent trafficking and support women on their return (ABC/Nepal;8 the Nava Jyoti Centre 9 ...

Handbook of Political Citizenship and Social Movements, 2014