Zwingel, Susanne
- Associate Professor, Politics and International Relations , Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs

Overview
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Dr. Zwingel received her Ph. D. in Political Science from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and an M.A. in Politics and Sociology from Hamburg University, Germany. Before joining the Department of Politics and International Relations at FIU in 2014, she worked as Associate Professor of Politics at the State University of New York in Potsdam, NY.
Dr. Zwingel's research interests include international women's rights norms and their translation; gender equality advocacy around the world; global governance and gender; feminist, constructivist and post-colonial IR theories; and gender and armed conflict. Publications in her fields of expertise include journal articles (e.g. "How Do Norms Travel? Theorizing International Women's Rights In Transnational Perspective", International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 56, 2012) and co-edited volumes (with Elisabeth Prügl and Gülay Caglar: Feminist Strategies in International Governance, Routledge, 2013). In 2016, she published a monograph titled "Translating International Women's Rights: The CEDAW Convention in Context" (with Palgrave Macmillan). The focus of this book is on the diverse connections between internationally codified women's rights and real-life contexts as well as on the agency that is necessary to integrate rights into women's lives. For a complete list of publications please see her CV.
A project Dr. Zwingel is currently working on is finding reasonable ways of assessing outcomes of gender equality policies beyond mere numerical measuring (see in this context her co-authored piece with Debra J. Liebowitz, ""Gender Equality Oversimplified: Using CEDAW to Counter the Measurement Obsession", International Studies Review, Vol. 16, 2014). In the future, Dr. Zwingel plans to investigate the role of translators in international organizations.
At FIU, Dr. Zwingel teaches International Relations Theories, Men and Women in International Relations, Political Repression and Human Rights, among other courses. As a German national who is also fluent in English and Spanish, she is excited to contribute to FIU's multicultural and dynamic community.
research interests
- International women's rights and their translation; gender equality advocacy around the world; global governance and gender; feminist, constructivist and post-colonial IR theories; gender and armed conflict.
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2017Women’s rights norms as content-in-motion and incomplete practiceFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/23802014.2017.1365625
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2014Gender Equality Oversimplified: Using CEDAW to Counter the Measurement ObsessionFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/misr.12139 Web of Science: 000342747300002
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Book
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2016Translating International Women's Rights, The CEDAW Convention in ContextFull Text via DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-31501-4
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2013Introducing feminist strategies in international governanceFull Text via DOI: 10.4324/9780203094969
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Book Chapter
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2021International law and human rights. 353-376.
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2019Gender equality norms in international governance: Actors, contexts, meanings. 41-70.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-15512-4_2
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2016Chapter 47: Gender in international governance. 405-413.Full Text via DOI: 10.4337/9781783470624.00059
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2013Conclusion: Advancing feminist strategies in international governance. 283-294.Full Text via DOI: 10.4324/9780203094969
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2013Translating international women's rights norms: CEDAW in context. 111-126.Full Text via DOI: 10.4324/9780203094969
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2008Transnationale Prozesse der Exklusion und Inklusion aus feministischer Perspektive. 9-21.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-531-91097-0_1
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2002Was trennt Krieg und Frieden? Gewalt gegen Frauen aus feministischer und völkerrechtlicher Perspektive. 175-188.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-663-10161-1_11
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Book Review
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2019The Struggle for Freedom from Fear: Contesting Violence against Women at the Frontiers of Globalization. Ed. 17.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1537592719000926 Web of Science: 000471324700078
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2017The Politics of Gender Justice at the International Criminal Court: Legacies and Legitimacy. Ed. 13.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X16000659 Web of Science: 000396901700010
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2015Transatlantic Conversations: Feminism as Travelling Theory. Ed. 17.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/14616742.2014.987501 Web of Science: 000349037400002
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Review
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2013International feminist strategies: Strengths and challenges of the rights-based approach. 344-351.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X13000226
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2005From intergovernmental negotiations to (sub)national change. 400-424.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/1461674050016118
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Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
- Schelb, Simone-Ariane, The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the European Union: A Case Study of Germany and Hungary 2017
Research
subproject principal investigator on
- Graduate Research Fellowship Program awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2021
Contact
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- Susanne Zwingel
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