Strategic Essentialism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7079328 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristina B Wolff (0000-0002-9710-4759, corresponding author), Kristina Wolff |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss268 |
| OpenAlex | W4242785901 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
The concept of strategic essentialism is a “strategic use of positivist essentialism in a scrupulously visible political interest” (Fuss 1994: 99). It utilizes the idea of essence with a recognition of and critique of the essentialist nature of the essence itself. It is a means of using group identity as a basis of struggle while also debating issues related to group identity within the group
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Essentialism · Group (periodic table · Identity (music · Political science · Politics · Positivism · Sociology · Chemistry · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy, Science, and History · Political and Social Issues
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |