Laura Sjoberg

Laura Elizabeth Sjoberg (born February 19, 1979) is an American feminist scholar of international relations and international security. Her work specializes in gendered interpretations of just war theory, feminist security studies, and women's violence in global politics.

She is author (with Caron Gentry) of ''Mothers, Monsters, Whores: Women's Violence in Global Politics'' (Zed Books 2007), ''Gender, Justice, and the Wars in Iraq'', (Lexington Books 2006), and ''Gender, War, & Conflict'' (Polity Press, 2014). She is editor of ''Gender and International Security: Feminist Perspectives'' (Routledge 2010), ''Rethinking the 21st Century: New Problems, Old Solutions'' (Zed Books 2009, with Amy Eckert), ''Feminist International Relations: Conversations about the Past, Present, and Future'' (Routledge 2011, with J. Ann Tickner), ''Gender, War, and Militarism: Feminist Perspectives'' (Praeger Security International, with Sandra Via), and ''Women, Gender, and Terrorism'' (University of Georgia Press 2012, with Caron Gentry).

She served as the Homebase Editor for the International Feminist Journal of Politics (with [http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/69852 Cynthia Weber] and Heidi Hudson), from 2011 until 2017. She also held an editorial position at the International Studies Review, from 2015 until 2017, and an associate editorial position with the International Studies Review, from 2013 until 2015.

She is currently a British Academy Global Professor of Politics and International Relations and Head of the Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London. Provided by Wikipedia