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Gender and Sovereignty

Feminism, the State and International Relations

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. John Hoffman

    1. University of Leicester, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 1-15

  3. Feminism and Gender

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Sovereignty and the Problem of Reconstruction

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 19-29

    3. What Is Feminism?

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 31-50

    4. Gender and Emancipation

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 51-70

  4. Gender and the State

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Defining the State

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 73-90

    3. Sovereignty, Patriarchy and the Problem of Origins

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 91-109

    4. Gender, Realism and International Relations

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 111-128

    5. Patriarchy and Anti-Statist Theory

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 129-144

  5. Reconstructing Sovereignty

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Power and Authority

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 147-164

    3. Coercion and Government

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 165-183

    4. A Relational View of Sovereignty

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 185-208

    5. Conclusion

      • John Hoffman
      Pages 209-213

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 215-228
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Gender and Sovereignty seeks to reconstruct the notion of sovereignty in post-patriarchal society. Sovereignty is linked to emancipation, and an attempt is made to free both concepts from the static characteristics which derive from the Enlightenment and an uncritical view of the state. To reconstruct sovereignty, we must look beyond the state. Sovereignty, analysed in relational terms, becomes aligned with autonomy and self-determination in a world in which men and women can only be sovereign when they empower one another.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Leicester, UK

    John Hoffman

About the author

JOHN HOFFMAN is Professor of Political Theory, Department of Politics at the University of Leicester. His research interests include the state, sovereignty, feminism and Marxism. He is the author of Beyond the State (1995) and Sovereignty (1998).

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