Baer, Judith A.,

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.

306.2