The State of Gender Studies in Political Science

Gretchen Ritter and Nicole Mellow
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Gretchen Ritter: University of Texas at Austin
Nicole Mellow: Department of Government at the University of Texas

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2000, vol. 571, issue 1, 121-134

Abstract: What effect has the study of gender had on political science? Compared to other branches of the social sciences, political science has been among the most resistant to feminist analysis. Political science scholarship generally is divided into four main subfields: political theory, American politics, comparative politics, and international relations. There are great disparities between these areas in the types and amount of gender scholarship that has been done. While feminist theory has become an accepted part of political theory, it has had a more limited impact in the other areas. Furthermore, where gender scholarship has appeared, it is often guided by intellectually conservative epistemological and methodological assumptions. Focusing on current major themes and significant works in the discipline, this article explores the differences in gender scholarship between subfields.

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1177/000271620057100109

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