Summary Queer International Relations (IR) is not a new field. For more than 20 years,
Queer IR scholarship has focused on how normativities and/or non-normativities associated …

LGBT rights have become increasingly salient within the EU enlargement process as a
litmus test for Europeanness. Yet, they are also increasingly subject to contestation. To …

This essay examines the roles that sex, gender, and sexuality can play in the study of
international security. It makes the argument that “hard” security pressing questions like …

In recent years, acceptance and tolerance of homosexuality has become symbolic of
Western liberal, social, and political progress. This has been noted in discussions on …

How do sexual minorities navigate and negotiate with nationalism? While some scholars
consider nationalism as a primarily exclusionary force against sexual minorities, how might …

It has been argued recently that Uganda's sexual law should be interpreted as a part of
gender power struggles, rather than in the original neo-colonial interpretation or as a result …

In this chapter, the author draws from the human security framework as a way to enter the
dialogue over human security in queer terms at a time when sexual and gender minorities …

Discussing cutting-edge debates in the field of international ethics, this key volume builds on
existing work in the normative study of International Relations. It responds to a substantial …

Abstract This study uses Queer Theory to explore the inconsistencies in South Africa's
approach to the international protection of people of non-normative sexual orientations and …

This article argues that Australia's increasingly externalized refugee policy harms queer
asylum seekers and refugees. Australia's refugee and foreign policies perpetuate colonial …