 | The First Political Order: How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide Subjects: Sex discrimination against women -- History; Sex role -- History; Women’s rights -- History; Social structure -- History; National security -- History; The First Political Order is a groundbreaking demonstration that the persistent and systematic subordination of women underlies all other institutions, with wide-ranging implications for global security and development. It offers a new paradigm for understanding insecurity, instability, autocracy, and violence. Valerie M. Hudson is a University Distinguished Professor and George H. W. Bush Chair in the Department of International Affairs of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where she directs the Program on Women, Peace, and Security. She is a coauthor of Sex and World Peace (Columbia, 2012) and The Hillary Doctrine: Sex and American Foreign Policy (Columbia, 2015), among others. Donna Lee Bowen is professor emerita of political science and Middle East studies at Brigham Young University. Her publications include Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East (third edition, 2014). Perpetua Lynne Nielsen is associate teaching professor of statistics at Brigham Young University. |
