Group Representation, Feminist Theory, and the Promise of Justice

Angela D. Ledford (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

168 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-27881-3 (ISBN)

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There has been much important work done in the past two decades in America on issues of under representation based on social differences such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and age. While this scholarship has examined the ways in which women and racial, ethnic, and sexual minorities suffer disproportionately on measures of full citizenship, social class and culture have received relatively little attention. This new study addresses various manifestations of social class and cultural difference as well as their implications for political representation. The analysis demonstrates how three of the most influential feminist theorists who write about political representation conceive of group representation, identify the problems that group representation claims to remedy, and assess the strengths and weaknesses associated with these models. Using theoretical argument, the volume suggests practical electoral reform in order to encourage new and emancipating forms of political engagement. It will be of value to those interested in public policy and governance, political theory, gender studies and law and society in general.

Angela D. Ledford is an Associate Professor of Political Science at The College of Saint Rose, where she teaches subjects including political theory, American government, and gender politics.

Preface, 1. Political Participation, Electoral Reform, and Social Difference: A New Politics of Representation?, 2. Lani Guinier: Feminist Jurisprudence and Fair Representation, 3. Feminism and Democracy: Anne Phillips and the Politics of Equality, 4. Iris Marion Young and the Politics of Difference, 5. Representation and the Politics of Democratic Inclusion, 6. Social Class, Political Representation, and Democratic Revival: Resisting Quiescence and Manufactured Interests, 7. Conclusion: A Feminist Politics of Inclusion, Bibliography, Index

Erscheinungsdatum	15.02.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-138-27881-5 / 1138278815
ISBN-13	978-1-138-27881-3 / 9781138278813
Zustand	Neuware