March 1, 2023

Twenty Books to Read for Women’s History Month 2023

Join us in celebrating the cultural, social, and leadership contributions women have played throughout history. From their critical roles in politics and advocacy to the fight against sexual violence, the underrepresentation of women in the workplace and scholarship to unsung...

April 5, 2021

Browse Our ISA 2021 Virtual Exhibit Booth with Caelyn Cobb

Hello, and welcome to the second annual (and hopefully the last) Columbia University Press International Studies Association Virtual Exhibit Booth! I’m Caelyn Cobb, the editor for global and international politics, coming to you live from my apartment in Queens, New...

September 12, 2020

Browse Books in Global Politics with Caelyn Cobb

The world may be on pause, but politics—and the study of it—continues apace. From gender and globalization to comparative politics and methodology, the global politics list at Columbia University Press is here to help you keep up. This spring saw...

March 25, 2020

Join Caelyn Cobb on a Tour of Our ISA 2020 Virtual Exhibit Booth

As those of you reading this post are aware, the 2020 International Studies Association (ISA) conference was supposed to be in Honolulu, Hawaii. I had an AirBNB with a lanai all ready to go. As far as I can tell...

March 14, 2020

Book Excerpt! Sex and World Peace, By Valerie M. Hudson, Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, Mary Caprioli, and Chad F. Emmett (chapter 1)

“This is an important, well written, and informative book that will serve a wide audience of graduate and undergraduate students, academics, and policymakers, as well as the interested public.” ~Helen M. Kinsella, Ethics and International Affairs We are excited to...

March 13, 2020

Book Excerpt! The First Political Order, by Valerie M. Hudson, Donna Lee Bowen, and Perpetua Lynne Nielsen (introduction)

“The First Political Order offers the strongest possible proof that male control of reproduction—and the violence necessary to control women’s bodies—is the first step in normalizing violence and hierarchy in every society. From now on, there will be no more...

March 12, 2020

Book Excerpt! The Hillary Doctrine, by Valerie M. Hudson and Patricia Leidl (foreword and preface)

“From now on, no debate about national or global policy can proceed without reading The Hillary Doctrine by Valerie Hudson and Patricia Leidl. It is the first book about high level efforts to create a foreign policy as if women mattered.” ~Gloria Steinem...

March 12, 2020

Six Negative Effects of the Systematic Subordination of Women

“In The First Political Order, Hudson and her collaborators make the case that the subordination of women is irrefutably tied to the well-being of a nation. Skeptical? The hard data is here, drawn from an exhaustive survey of 176 countries in...

March 11, 2020

The Syndrome and the First Political Order

By Donna Lee Bowen

“The First Political Order is a magisterial tour de force that transforms our understanding of international relations. Hudson, Bowen, and Nielsen provide a comprehensive and meticulous examination of how the systematic subordination of women around the world affects every critical...

March 9, 2020

Emma Watson Chooses Sex and World Peace as Her Book Selection for International Women’s Day

Columbia University Press is excited to announce that Sex and World Peace by Valerie Hudson, Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, Mary Caprioli, and Chad F. Emmett has been selected by Emma Watson as her International Women’s Day book selection. The announcement was made on...

March 9, 2020

The First Political Order and Its Effects on Governance and National, Human, and Environmental Security

By Valerie M. Hudson

“From now on, there will be no more separating questions of politics and peace from the treatment of the females. Those days are over. Thanks to Valerie Hudson and her team of global researchers, we have a long, practical, intimate...

February 11, 2020

New Book Tuesday! The First Political Order, Woe From Wit and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! The First Political Order How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide Valerie M. Hudson, Donna Lee Bowen, and Perpetua Lynne Nielsen The First Political Order is a groundbreaking demonstration that the...