Dr. Williams teaches courses on international relations, including Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and International Security; U.S. National Security; Women and War; Popular Culture and IR; and Religion and International Relations. In addition to her research that addresses the connection between international relations theory, nationalism and ethnic conflict, and gender, her research examines small states, hegemony, and the liberal international order. She is also currently working on a project that explores gender, masculinity, and U.S. foreign policy and national security.
Kristen Williams
Professor, Political Science
- About
- Scholarly and creative works
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998
- M.A. in Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 1992
- M.A. in Political Science, California State University, Long Beach, 1990
- B.A. in Political Science and Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1986
Affiliated Departments
Political Science, , Center for Gender, Race, and Area Studies (CGRAS), Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Center for Gender, Race, and Area Studies (CGRAS), Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Scholarly and creative works
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Gender, Race, and Power: Examining IR Through an Intersectional Lens
2025Lanham, MD -
Feminist Security Studies
spring2022 -
Oxford Handbook of Gender, War, and the Western World since 1600
Chapter: Gender, Wars of Globalization, and Humanitarian Interventions Since the End of the Cold WarPublished by Oxford University Press2020 -
Women, Gender Equality, and Post-Conflict Transformation: Lessons Learned, Implications for the Future
2017London/New York -
Women, Gender Equality, and Post-Conflict Transformation: Lessons of the Past, Implications for the Future
Chapter: Bosnia, women, and gender in a post-Dayton worldPublished by Routledge2017 -
Women, Gender Equality, and Post-Conflict Transformation: Lessons of the Past, Implications for the Future
Chapter: IntroductionPublished by Routledge2017 -
Women, Gender Equality, and Post-Conflict Transformation: Lessons of the Past, Implications for the Future
Chapter: ConclusionsPublished by Routledge2017 -
Feminism in Foreign Policy
Published in Encyclopedia of Foreign Policy Analysis2017 -
World Politics in a New Era
2015New York, NY -
Women in War–Examples from Norway and Beyond
Chapter: Women and WarPublished by Ashgate Publishers2015 -
Women, DDR, and Post-Conflict Transformation: Lessons from the Cases of Bosnia and South Africa
Published in Journal of Research in Gender Studies2015Vol. 5Issue #2 -
Women at War, Women Building Peace: Challenging Gender Norms2013Bloomfield, CT -
World Politics in a New Era
2012New York, NY -
Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons: Why Secondary States Support, Follow or Challenge
2012Stanford, CA -
Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons: Why Secondary States Support, Follow or Challenge
Chapter: Romania’s resistance to the USSRPublished by Stanford University Press2012 -
Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons: Why Secondary States Support, Follow or Challenge
Chapter: The Leader Can’t Lead when the Followers Won’t Follow: The Limitations of HegemonyPublished by Stanford University Press2012 -
Ethnic Conflict: A Systematic Approach to Conflict
2011Washington, DC -
Women and War: Gender Identity and Activism in Times of Conflict
2010Bloomfield, CT -
World Politics in a New Era
2009New York, NY -
Women, the State, and War: A Comparative Perspective on Citizenship and Nationalism
2007Lanham, MD -
Identity and Institutions: Conflict Reduction in Divided Societies
2005Albany, NY -
Who Belongs? Women, Marriage and Citizenship: Gendered Nationalism and the Balkan Wars
Published in International Feminist Journal of PoliticsSeptember2004Vol. 6Issue #3 -
World Politics in a New Era
2004Belmont, CA -
Ethnic Conflict and International Politics: Escalation, Diffusion, and Termination
Chapter: The Internationalization of Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans: The Breakup of YugoslaviaPublished by Palgrave Publishers2004 -
Despite Nationalist Conflicts: Theory and Practice of Maintaining World Peace
2001Westport, CT -
Resolving Nationalist Conflicts: Promoting Overlapping Identities and Pooling Sovereignty—The 1998 Northern Irish Peace Agreement
Published in Political PsychologySeptember2001Vol. 22Issue #3