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The exploration of women as a unique and particular force in international relations in general, ... more The exploration of women as a unique and particular force in international relations in general, and political violence in particular, is a relatively new sub-discipline within the field of political science. Though women have been participating in the political sphere for centuries, until the latter half of the 20 th Century, little mind was paid to the contribution women could make to the international political arena, or the motivation behind their participation. Politics and security were assumed to be a man's world, "inhabited by diplomats, soldiers, and international civil servants…[where] women would not understand the issues at stake." 1 When women were mentioned as part of the political process, it was as the well-behaved and doting wife, making it possible for men to carry out the work of the nation, or as a de-feminized Joan of Arc-esque caricature created to further an almost mythical sense of nationalism. Women were beholden to the domestic domain, a natural extension of their maternal nature. 1 Tickner, J. Anne. 1992. Gender in International Relations. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
The exploration of women as a unique and particular force in international relations in general, ... more The exploration of women as a unique and particular force in international relations in general, and political violence in particular, is a relatively new sub-discipline within the field of political science. Though women have been participating in the political sphere for centuries, until the latter half of the 20 th Century, little mind was paid to the contribution women could make to the international political arena, or the motivation behind their participation. Politics and security were assumed to be a man's world, "inhabited by diplomats, soldiers, and international civil servants…[where] women would not understand the issues at stake." 1 When women were mentioned as part of the political process, it was as the well-behaved and doting wife, making it possible for men to carry out the work of the nation, or as a de-feminized Joan of Arc-esque caricature created to further an almost mythical sense of nationalism. Women were beholden to the domestic domain, a natural extension of their maternal nature. 1 Tickner, J. Anne. 1992. Gender in International Relations. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.