Ironic Freedom : Personal Choice, Public Policy, and the Paradox of Reform /
by Judith A. Baer.
- 200 pages online resource.
Ironic Freedom asserts that freedom from governmental interference may make people vulnerable to other sources of coercion; these affects vary by gender, race, and class. Increasing negative freedoms may reinforce existing asymmetrical power relationships within society.
9781137031006
10.1057/9781137031006 doi
Social sciences. Political theory. World politics. Europe--Politics and government. Political philosophy. Social sciences--Philosophy. Political sociology. Social Sciences. Political Theory. Political Philosophy. European Politics. Social Theory. Political History.