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The Western state system is a unique historical entity that has survived in various forms for almost four hundred years. After independence, postcolonial societies were eager to join this system. States can offer protection to their citizens, but they can also be perpetrators of human rights violations and economic injustices. Feminists claim that in order to fully understand the state in its various manifestations, it is necessary to understand its gendered dynamics. This chapter considers the various ways in which states are gendered. Authors in the volume offer analyses of many forms of states—liberal, postcolonial, and religious—using a variety of methodological perspectives. They demonstrate how gender analysis is necessary for understanding how the state can act both as a buffer against the international system and also as a perpetrator of political, social, and economic inequalities. The conclusion offers a brief overview of each of the subsequent chapters.
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The Western state system is a unique historical entity that has survived in various forms for almost four hundred years.
After independence, postcolonial societies were eager to join this system.
States can offer protection to their citizens, but they can also be perpetrators of human rights violations and economic injustices.
Feminists claim that in order to fully understand the state in its various manifestations, it is necessary to understand its gendered dynamics.
This chapter considers the various ways in which states are gendered.
Authors in the volume offer analyses of many forms of states—liberal, postcolonial, and religious—using a variety of methodological perspectives.
They demonstrate how gender analysis is necessary for understanding how the state can act both as a buffer against the international system and also as a perpetrator of political, social, and economic inequalities.
The conclusion offers a brief overview of each of the subsequent chapters.

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