Gender Politics in a Turbulent Era

In an era characterised by overlapping emergencies whose interconnectedness amplifies global instability, this timely book analyses gender politics by situating it as a nodal point in the present polycrisis. Bringing together insights from scholars across a range of geopolitical locations, it presents illuminating gendered perspectives on today’s age of unprecedented tensions and conflict.Going beyond typical gender-blind analyses, contributors illustrate how anti-gender ideology, reproductive constraints, backlash against feminism and hostility towards LGBTQI+ identities are both responses to and exacerbated by the polycrisis. Chapters demonstrate gender’s centrality in different dimensions of this phenomenon, including war and conflict, the care crisis, migration, masculinity and race. In addition to addressing exigent contemporary issues, this book also adopts a historical viewpoint, highlighting the long shadow of colonisation as a key dimension of the polycrisis.Gender Politics in a Turbulent Era is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of political science and theory, gender studies and international relations seeking insights into the most extant geopolitical and social issues faced by society today. Due to its relevance, this book will also be an enlightening read for anyone interested in investigating current affairs through a gendered lens.