Journal article
Reevaluating Gender and IR Scholarship: Moving beyond Reiter’s Dichotomies toward Effective Synergies
Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol.62(4), pp.848-870
04/2018
DOI: 10.1177/0022002716669207
Abstract
We seek a more accurate review of, and reflection on the gender and international relations (IR) literature than that offered by Reiter. Our evaluation corrects misunderstandings related to key dichotomies (mis)used in analyzing scholarship: sex/gender, positivism/nonpositivism, and epistemology/ontology. It also underscores the comparative strengths and weaknesses of different types of research in order to identify more fruitful possibilities for synthesis. We make the pluralist case that gender and IR research is at its best when it is multimethod, epistemologically pluralist, multisited, and carefully navigates the differences between feminist analyses and large-n statistical studies. The potential payoff of careful, synergistic engagement is worth any risks.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Reevaluating Gender and IR Scholarship: Moving beyond Reiter’s Dichotomies toward Effective Synergies
- Creators
- Laura SjobergKelly KaderaCameron G Thies
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol.62(4), pp.848-870
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- DOI
- 10.1177/0022002716669207
- ISSN
- 0022-0027
- eISSN
- 1552-8766
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2018
- Academic Unit
- International Programs; Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9983983391002771
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