S hklar, J udith
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23623331 |
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| Authors | B Turner (0000-0001-6378-7144, City University of New York, corresponding author), Bryan S Turner |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118430873.est0863 |
| OpenAlex | W4233438471 |
| ISBN | 9781118430873 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Judith Nisse Shklar (1928–1992) was a political theorist who, albeit influential, stood somewhat outside the dominant tradition of American political science. She was born in Riga, Latvia to Jewish parents who fled from the Soviet Union when she was a young girl. Her sense of being an outsider and of exile was an important psychological background to her interest in citizenship and the problems of inclusion. It also contributed to her pessimistic assumption that the prospects of eliminating corruption and overcoming injustice were always limited. The core issue in her critical theory of political institutions was the problem of cruelty in human societies. Although Shklar's contributions to political theory are widely recognized, she did not create a particular school of political theory and in fact she declared that she disapproved of disciples.
Citizenship · Cruelty · Inclusion (mineral) · Injustice · Pessimism · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Soviet union · Theology · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Religion and Society Interactions
| Highly cited | No |
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