Overview

This timely collection reflects a coming together of academics, gender and development practitioners and activists to reflect on the gendering of politics. By centring Asia and Oceania and traversing numerous disciplines, the volume disrupts the illusion of certainty and clarity as to what is known about gender and politics. Individual chapters present specific research projects, while providing epistemological, theoretical and methodological reflections on how knowledge is produced and by whom, challenging the existing canon. The contributions collectively demonstrate the possibilities for theorising from Asia and Oceania to address the lack of diversity in political representation and leadership on a global scale, in which gender, race, class, caste, (dis)ability and sexual identity are powerfully interconnected. Arising out of the Gender and Cultural Diversity in Politics: Australia, Asia and the Pacific workshop held at The Australian National University in 2022, this collection underscores the importance of fostering scholarship and mentorship in the academy. The diversity of authorship encompasses differences in ethnicity, nationality, sexuality and career stage, with an emphasis on the inclusion of authors from various Oceanic and Asian countries. The volume promotes academic practice as integral to social change, and social action as a form of knowledge production. As such, Gender and Politics Reimaginedis sure to be a cornerstone in future scholarly and activist discussions.

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Author:   Tanya Jakimow ,  Margaret Jolly ,  Sonia Palmieri ,  Ramona Vijeyarasa
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.798kg
ISBN:  

9781760467098

ISBN 10:   176046709
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   04 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of illustrations Abbreviations Acknowledgements Contributors Interrogating What Is Known About Gender and Politics: Vantage points from Oceania and Asia – Tanya Jakimow Part I: Exposing Limits, Exploring Alternatives Introduction – Sonia Palmieri Geographic Publication Inequality and Bias: A critical review of the gender, politics and media literature – Jaemin Shim Kalsa blong hu nao woman no garem raet? Rethinking the culture and gender narrative in Solomon Islands – Anna Kwai Political Proxies: Gender-diverse young people's alternative paths to politics in South-East Asia and Australia – Elise Stephenson Part II: Decolonising Knowledge and Practice: A question Introduction – Tanya Jakimow Whose Knowledge Matters: Subjugation and the hegemony of whiteness in international development – Salmah Eva-Lina Lawrence Decolonial Disruptions: Feminist scholarship and practice across Oceania – Margaret Jolly Decolonising the Stories of Women Political Leaders in Asia and the Pacific – Camilla Batalibasi, Chandy Eng, Donna Makini, Vani Nailumu and Geraldine Valei, with Sonia Palmieri and Melissa MacLean Part III: Reframing the Narrative, Reclaiming the Space Introduction – Margaret Jolly Erasing the Boundaries: Situating the 'Asian’ among the world’s women leaders – Ramona Vijeyarasa Weaving a Pacific Narrative into Understanding Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics in Samoa – Mema Motusaga and Elise Howard Cooking as Activism: Affective journeys and the politics of being a housewife in Malaka, West Timor – Longgina Novadona Bayo Territories and Frontiers: Exclusionary inclusion of women in grassroots governance in Arunachal Pradesh, India – Deepak K. Mishra and Aparimita Mishra Part IV: Disruption, Solidarity and Resistance Introduction – Ramona Vijeyarasa Towards a Self-Limiting Movement? Feminist advocacy in times of political uncertainty – Ruby Y.S. Lai Webs of Interdependence and Solidarity: Growing marginalised women’s influence and leadership in rural Indonesian villages – Rachael Diprose, Bronwyn Anne Beech Jones and Ken M.P. Setiawan Resistance Through Care: Japan’s Technical Intern Training Program – Serena Eleonora Ford Collective Afterword: Listening, re-storying, reanimating research and action – Ramona Vijeyarasa, Sonia Palmieri, Margaret Jolly and Tanya Jakimow

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