▁female ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁I SA , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁femin ist ▁IR ▁the or ist ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁I SA . ▁Her ▁books ▁include ▁G ender ing ▁World ▁Polit ics : ▁Iss ues ▁and ▁Appro aches ▁in ▁the ▁Post - C old ▁War ▁Era ▁( Col umb ia ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁G ender ▁in ▁International ▁Rel ations : ▁Fem in ist ▁Pers pect ives ▁on ▁Ach ieving ▁International ▁Security ▁( Col umb ia ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ), ▁and ▁Self - Rel iance ▁Vers us ▁Power ▁Polit ics : ▁American ▁and ▁Indian ▁Exper ien ces ▁in ▁Building ▁Nation - St ates ▁( Col umb ia ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ). ▁On ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁T ick ner ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁at ▁U pp s ala ▁University , ▁Sweden ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁T ick ner ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁journal ▁articles ▁was ▁the ▁piece ▁" You ▁Just ▁Don ' t ▁Under stand " ▁( Intern ational ▁Studies ▁Qu arter ly ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁ 4 1 , ▁ 6 1 1 - 6 3 2 ), ▁which ▁crit iqu ed ▁main stream ▁international ▁relations ▁the or ists ▁for ▁the ▁om ission ▁of ▁gender ▁from ▁their ▁theory ▁and ▁practice . ▁Wh ilst ▁main stream ▁sch ol ars ▁argued ▁that ▁femin ists ▁should ▁develop ▁scientific , ▁f als ifiable ▁theories