Gendering Diplomacy and International Negotiation

Karin Aggestam is Pufendorf Chair Professor at Lund University, visiting professor at Monash University and honorary professor at University of Queensland.Ann Towns is Associate Professor in political science at the University of Gothenburg and a Wallenberg Academy Fellow.

“The depth and breadth of the research shared in this important work is exceptional. The fastidious coordination on behalf of the editors to link the works is to be commended.” (E-International Relations, e-ir.info, May 21, 2020)

• Chapter 1:     Introduction. The Study of Gender, Diplomacy and International Negotiation Karin Aggestam & Ann Towns.- Chapter 2:   Where are the Female Ambassadors? Gender and Status Hierarchies in Ambassador Postings Ann Towns & Birgitta Niklasson.- Chapter 3: The Taking of Foggy Bottom? Representation in US Diplomacy  Sylvia Bashevkin.- Chapter 4:     The Swedish MFA: Ready to Live up to Expectations? Birgitta Niklasson & Felicia Robertson.- Chapter 5:   Women and Gender in Turkish Diplomacy: Historical Legacies and Current Patterns Bahar Rumelili & Rahime Suleymanoglu-Kurum.- Chapter 6:   Brazilian Female Diplomats and the Struggle for Gender Equality Rogério de Souza Farias & Gessica Carmo.- Chapter 7:    Women in Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Petrice R. Flowers.- Chapter 8:      Where are the Women in Peace Mediation? Karin Aggestam & Isak Svensson.- Chapter 9:       Women and Peace Negotiations Thania Paffenholz.- Chapter 10:   Diplomacy as Crisis: An Institutional Analysis of Gender and the Failure to Negotiate Peace in Israel Sarai B. Aharoni.- Chapter 11:.  Descriptive Representation and Negotiation: Gender Balance in the Committees of the Council of the European Union Daniel Naurin & Elin Naurin.- Chapter 12:.  Negotiations at the UN: The Case of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security Torunn L. Tryggestad.- Chapter 13:<   East-West Negotiations Erika Svedberg.- Chapter 14:   Conclusion: The Quest for Gender Justice in Diplomacy Karin Aggestam & Ann Towns.