J. Ann Tickner
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J. Ann Tickner is a feminist international relations
(IR) theorist. She is a professor at the School of International Relations, University of Southern California
, Los Angeles. Her books include Gendering World Politics: Issues and Approaches in the Post-Cold War Era (Columbia University, 2001), Gender in International Relations: Feminist Perspectives on Achieving International Security (Columbia University, 1992), and (Columbia University, 1987). One of her most famous journal articles, was the piece "You just don't understand" (International Studies Quarterly (1997) 41, 611-632) which berated mainstream international relations theorists (such as Robert Keohane
) for failing to recognise the critical potential of feminist theory and denying its right to be studied under international relations. Whilst mainstream scholars like Keohane argued that feminists should develop scientific, falsifiable theories, Tickner argued against this assertion, claiming that it misunderstood one of the premises of feminist IR. Most feminist IR theory takes a strongly deconstructivist approach to knowledge arguing that theories reflect the gendered social positioning of their authors - they therefore attacked positivist ('scientific') methods for obscuring the gendered politics of knowledge construction.
J Ann Tickner was president of the International Studies Association
(ISA), serving from 2006-2007. Whilst she was not the first female president of the ISA, she was the first feminist IR theorist to head the ISA.
She was married to Hayward Alker
until his death in 2007.
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
(IR) theorist. She is a professor at the School of International Relations, University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, Los Angeles. Her books include Gendering World Politics: Issues and Approaches in the Post-Cold War Era (Columbia University, 2001), Gender in International Relations: Feminist Perspectives on Achieving International Security (Columbia University, 1992), and (Columbia University, 1987). One of her most famous journal articles, was the piece "You just don't understand" (International Studies Quarterly (1997) 41, 611-632) which berated mainstream international relations theorists (such as Robert Keohane
Robert Keohane
Robert O. Keohane is an American academic, who, following the publication of his influential book After Hegemony , became widely associated with the theory of neoliberal institutionalism in international relations...
) for failing to recognise the critical potential of feminist theory and denying its right to be studied under international relations. Whilst mainstream scholars like Keohane argued that feminists should develop scientific, falsifiable theories, Tickner argued against this assertion, claiming that it misunderstood one of the premises of feminist IR. Most feminist IR theory takes a strongly deconstructivist approach to knowledge arguing that theories reflect the gendered social positioning of their authors - they therefore attacked positivist ('scientific') methods for obscuring the gendered politics of knowledge construction.
J Ann Tickner was president of the International Studies Association
International Studies Association
The International Studies Association was founded by a group of scholars and practitioners in 1959 to pursue mutual interests in international studies. Representing eighty countries, ISA has over three thousand members worldwide and is the most respected and widely known scholarly association in...
(ISA), serving from 2006-2007. Whilst she was not the first female president of the ISA, she was the first feminist IR theorist to head the ISA.
She was married to Hayward Alker
Hayward Alker
Hayward R. Alker was a Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California School of International Relations, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University. Professor Alker specialized in research methods, core international relations theory, international...
until his death in 2007.