Mary Hawkesworth is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She is a political scientist trained in feminist theory and has conducted extensive research in women and politics, gender, and contemporary feminist activism. Hawkesworth was previously the Editor-in-Chief of , an internationally recognized journal in feminist scholarship. Her major works include: BOOKS: Gender and Political Theory: Feminist Reckonings, Polity Press, 2019. Globalization and Feminist Activism, 2nd Edition, Rowman and Littlefield, 2018. The Douglass Century: The Transformation of Women's Education at Rutgers, Rutgers University Press, 2018.. Embodied Power: Demystifying Disembodied Politics, Routledge, 2016. Political Worlds of Women: Activism, Advocacy, and Governance in the 21st Century, Westview, 2012. Globalization and Feminist Activism, Rowman and Littlefield, 2006. Feminist Inquiry: From Political Conviction to Methodological Innovation, Rutgers University Press, 2006. Women, Democracy and Globalization in North America, Palgrave, 2006. Beyond Oppression: Feminist Theory and Political Strategy, New York: Continuum Press, 1990. Theoretical Issues in Policy Analysis, Albany: State University of New York Press, 1988. EDITED WORKS: Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theory, Oxford University Press, 2016.. Gender and Power: Toward Equality and Democratic Governance, Palgrave MacMillan, 2015.. Feminist Practices: A Digital Course Reader, University of Chicago Press, 2013. War and Terror: Feminist Perspectives, University of Chicago Press, 2008.. Routledge Encyclopedia of Government and Politics, 2nd Revised Edition, 2 vols., London: Routledge, 2004. Gender, Globalization and Democratization, Boulder, Co., Rowman and Littlefield, 2001. Translated by Alina Pilea and Nadia Farcaş into Romanian, Gen, Globalizare Şi Democratizare, Bucharest, Editura POLIROM, 2004. Feminism and Public Policy. A Special Double Issue of Policy Sciences 27: 1994. Encyclopedia of Government and Politics, 2 vols., London: Routledge, 1992.. Her article, “Congressional Enactments of Race-Gender: Toward a Theory of Raced-Gendered Institutions,” American Political Science Review 97:529-550 was awarded the Heinz Eulau Prize for Best Paper Published in APSR in 2003.
