Exploring the digital frontiers of feminist international relations, this book investigates how gender can be mainstreamed into discourse about technology and security.
With a focus on big data, communications technology, social media, cryptocurrency and decentralised finance, the book explores the ways in which technology presents sites for gender-based violence. Crucially, it examines potential avenues for resistance at these sites, especially regarding the actions of major tech companies, surveillance by repressive governments and attempts to use the Global South as a laboratory for new interventions.
The book draws valuable insights which will be essential to researchers in International Relations, Security Studies and Feminist Security Studies.
By:
Alexis Henshaw (Troy University)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529226270
ISBN 10: 1529226279
Series: Gender, Sexuality and Global Politics
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 29 March 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction Part 1: Conceptualizing Inequality and Insecurity in the Digital Age 2. Big Data and the Security of Women: Where We Are and Where We Could Be Going 3. Addressing the Digital Gender Gap Part 2: Social Media, Surveillance, and Gender-Based Violence Online 4. Extremism and Gender-Based Violence Online 5. Technological Surveillance, States, and Gendered Insecurity Part 3: Futures of Technology, Gender, and Security 6. Resistance, Resilience, and Innovation 7. Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance, and Blockchain: Gender Issues in Political Economy and Security 8. Conclusion
Alexis Henshaw is an Assistant Professor in Political Science at Troy University.
Reviews for Digital Frontiers in Gender and Security: Bringing Critical Perspectives Online
"""This is an incisive and important study that demonstrates the specific threats that women and minorities face in cyberspace. Henshaw raises our awareness beyond what is routine knowledge about the darker side of the net, giving the feminist and international relations community serious food for thought and raising future research questions."" Caron E. Gentry, Northumbria University"