POL 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Postmodern Feminism, Liberal Feminism, Political Philosophy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 3123
• Professor: Danielle Pierre-antoine

Document Summary

June 21 2019 day 2: feminist theories in international relations. The place of feminism in ir theory: feminism came into the 1980s, academic respond to what other academic things. The fourth debate: the positivist-postpositivist debate & normative questions positivism very scientific subjectivity separates for them the great debate dispute between realism vs liberalism rose into the 1970s interparadigm debate between realism liberalism and marxism. Cumulative knowledge, built on other researcher from the past. Guides action within the limits of reality. Uniqueness of the social world (thinking feeling acting being"s humans take into account when studying human beings) Unavoidable subjectivity they have a particular view of themselves and should be respected. Social responsibility of researchers: research is normative. Marginalizing & oppressive discourses life experiences, socialization & moral development: political correctness post modernism, question of discourse. Unpaid: a subsidy to the capitalist system.