J.Ann Tickner (born 1937)

A US academic and feminist international relations theorist.An exponent of standpoint feminism,Tickner has exposed ways in which the conventional study of international relations marginalizes gender, whilst also being itself gendered. Her best known book, Gender in International Relations (1992a), highlights the biases and limitations of the masculinized, geo-political version of national security, demonstrating that it may enhance rather than reduce the insecurity of individuals and showing how peace, economic justice and ecological sustainability are vital to women’s security. Although she argues that gender relations shape the search for knowledge, Tickner’s ultimate goal is to transcend gender by overcoming gender inequality.Her other works include ‘ Hans Morgenthau’s Principles of Political Realism: A Feminist Reformulation ’ (1988) and ‘ Feminist Perspectives on 9/11 ’ (2002).