Carole Pateman Książki

Carole Pateman rzuca wyzwanie przyjętym interpretacjom – formułowanym zarówno na prawicy, jak i na lewicy – „umów”, jakie zawieramy w życiu codziennym: umowy małżeńskiej, umowy dotyczącej zatrudnienia, umowy, której przedmiotem jest świadczenie usług seksualnych (prostytucja) oraz od niedawna pojawiających się umów dotyczących tzw. macierzyństwa zastępczego. Na nowo definiuje fundamentalne problemy polityczne dotyczące wolności jednostki, wspólnoty i podporządkowania. Kontrakt płci w przekładzie Jarosława Mikosa to kolejny tom w serii Biblioteka Kongresu Kobiet, opatrzony wstępem Ewy Majewskiej.

It is usually taken for granted that, in liberal democracies, a bond of political 'obligation' exists between citizens and the state. The substantive, and controversial, argument of this book is that political obligation constitutes an insoluble problem in the liberal democratic state. It is argued that the problem can be solved only within the context of a participatory democratic system. In reaching this conclusion Carole Pateman offers a general assessment of liberal theory and an interpretation of all the familiar arguments about political obligation and democratic consent. Current controversies about 'democracy' and political obligation are fully discussed in the light of both philosophical debate and empirical evidence from research in the social sciences." The Problem of Political Obligation" was first published in 1979. This new edition retains the original text but includes a substantial new chapter which clarifies further the central themes of the work.

Carole Pateman is one of the leading political theorists writing today. This wide-ranging volume brings together for the first time a selection of her work on democratic theory and feminist criticism of mainstream political theory. The volume includes substantial discussions of problems of democracy, citizenship and the welfare state, including the largely unrecognized difficulties surrounding women's participation. The inclusion of essays from both a mainstream and feminist perspective provides concrete examples of the differences between these two approaches to democracy, to questions of consent and political obligation, and to the relationship between the private and public spheres. This scholarly and highly challenging work will be of interest to students and researchers in political theory, political science, women's studies and sociology.

Shows that current elitist theories are based on an inadequate understanding of the early writings of democratic theory and that much sociological evidence has been ignored.

This volume brings together exciting and provocative new feminist readings of famous classic and contemporary texts from Plato to Habermas. The collection also includes examinations of the writings of Mary Wollstonecraft and Simone de Beauvoir that are usually excluded from the works conventionally held to comprise "Western political thought." The essays raise fundamentally important questions about the significance of sexual difference in the great works of political theory and draw attention to neglected arguments and silences in the texts. No single feminist view of either the texts or the theoretical way forward informs these essays. A wide diversity of feminist approaches and theoretical frameworks are represented, forming a rich variety of interpretations and argument about such questions as the patriarchal construction of central political categories, the relation between public and private life, and the problem of equality and difference, including differences among women. This refreshing and stimulating collection will be indispensable for students of political thought and offers all those interested in the connection between the classic writings and current political discussions as accessible introduction to feminist argument.