Since the birth of contemporary International Relations as we know it, likely to have been simultaneous with the existence of the First World War or thereabouts, the presence of gender in the progression and relationships of and between nations has been evident, relations between First and Third World nations inclusive. But in what capacity has gender been so important to International Relations, if indeed it has been so conspicuous?

In order to clearly ascertain the role of gender within First and Third World relations, it would appear necessary to initiate a discourse of the role in politics and International Relations generically, in order then to provide a satisfactory foundation upon which conclusions can accurately be made.

There appear to be two fundamental approaches when encountering the role of gender in International Relations. The first of which bears a decidedly feminist tack, and involves a more historical explanation of the presence of gender in International Relations. It is an argument that bases itself around the pre

Tickner, J., ?Hans Morgenthau?s Principles of Political Realism: A Feminist Reformulation?, in Grant, R., and Newland, K. (eds.), Gender and International Relations, Indianapolis, Indiana University Press.

Sylvester, C., Feminist Theory and International Relations in a Postmodern Era, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1994.

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