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Feminism and the critique of hierarchy: theory and practice

Abstract

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The feminist movement of the last two decades decried the dominance of hierarchical structures in public and private organizations. This thesis scrutinizes the differences and overlappings of three major feminist "schools" in regard to their advocacy of non-hierarchical forms of organization. The three strands examined are 'radical feminism', ‘cultural feminism' and ‘difference feminism'. The theoretical positions of two of them (radical and difference feminism) are evaluated through the example of two feminist, egalitarian organizations. The discussion focuses on the problem of maintaining egalitarian structures and achieving a certain level of efficiency and effectiveness in such groups.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Political Science
Department dc:contributor.department
Political Science
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1990

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Voigt, Birgit

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-04252009-040532
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/42205

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Voigt, Birgit. Feminism and the critique of hierarchy: theory and practice. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42205