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 decentralized 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 that will be essential to researchers in international relations, security studies and feminist security studies.
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"Henshaws Digital Frontiers in Gender and Security offers a comprehensive analysis of the role of digital technologies in promoting gender security, while also providing
a nuanced exploration of the potential benefits and challenges of digital technologies in the context of gender-based violence." International Affairs 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
1. IntroductionPart 1: Conceptualizing Inequality and Insecurity in the Digital Age2. Big Data and the Security of Women: Where We Are and Where We Could Be Going3. Addressing the Digital Gender GapPart 2: Social Media, Surveillance, and Gender-Based Violence Online4. Extremism and Gender-Based Violence Online5. Technological Surveillance, States, and Gendered InsecurityPart 3: Futures of Technology, Gender, and Security6. Resistance, Resilience, and Innovation7. Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance, and Blockchain: Gender Issues in Political Economy and Security8. Conclusion
Alexis Henshaw is Assistant Professor in Political Science at Troy University.
