Ironic Freedom
Personal Choice, Public Policy, and the Paradox of Reform
Published on 25. October 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 182 pages
978-1-349-44066-5 (ISBN)
Description
Ironic Freedom asserts that freedom from governmental interference may make people vulnerable to other sources of coercion; these affects vary by gender, race, and class. Increasing negative freedoms may reinforce existing asymmetrical power relationships within society.
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Edition
1st ed. 2013
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XIV, 182 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-44066-5 (9781349440665)
DOI
10.1057/9781137031006
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
10/2013
Palgrave MacMillan
€53.49
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Person
Judith A. Baer is Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University, USA.
Content
1. An Introduction to Ironic Freedom 2. Right to Die, Right to Live: Assisted Suicide 3. Ironic Freedom and Occupational Choice: Sex Work and Military Service 4. Path to Liberation or Stigma as Social Policy? Same-Sex Marriage 5. Whose Right? Whose Duty? Sexual Choice and Gender Equality 6. Conclusion: Ironic Freedom and Feminist Post-Liberalism