Trading Women's Rights in Transitions

by Susan Harris Rimmer

Overview

Many nations make lofty claims about their commitment to gender equality through their foreign policy as an expression of values. Trading Women's Rights in Transitions is about how in reality women’s rights are traded away by diplomatic actors directly in exchange for immediate political or other settlements, and indirectly in terms of being left off the international agenda with long-term consequences. Using Afghanistan and Myanmar as case studies, this book makes the case that contemporary diplomatic practice is still unwilling or unable to protect the rights and dignity of women and girls in transitional states.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839985577
Publisher:	Anthem Press
Publication date:	04/07/2026
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Susan Harris Rimmer is the Director of the Policy Innovation Hub at Griffith University, Australia, and researches gender equality under international law, transitional justice and feminist approaches to diplomacy.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Judge Hilary Charlesworth ICJ; Introduction: Women’s Rights as an Invisible Bargaining Chip; 1. Explicit Trades: The State of Play; 2. Implicit Trades: Ordinary Crimes and Ordinary Justice in Extraordinary Moments; 3. Implicit Trades: Economic Agendas as the Missing Link; 4. Designing Frontline Feminist Diplomacy in Transitional States; Conclusions: Women Trading Up in Transitions; Appendix A. Menu of Options for Diplomatic Posts; Appendix B. List of Interviewees; Bibliography – Link to Further Online Resources.