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My Take
Carole Pateman is the kind of thinker I respect deeply, even if she never trended on social media. Her work, especially The Sexual Contract, takes the comfortable myth of the social contract and exposes the relations of domination hidden inside it. That willingness to argue with the foundations of liberal democracy rather than flatter them is what real scholarship looks like to me. The Johan Skytte Prize, often called political science's Nobel, confirms her stature. I treasure intellectuals who change how we see ordinary arrangements through nothing but rigor and language, and Pateman is firmly in that company.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carole Pateman
- Name (Japanese)
- キャロル・ペイトマン
- Reading
- きゃろる・ぺいとまん
- Born
- December 11, 1940 (age 85)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Sussex, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- political scientist / philosopher / university teacher / women's rights activist / political theorist
2. Background
- University
- University of Oxford
Awards & achievements
- 1993 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2012 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
- 2006 doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki
- Fellow of the British Academy
- 1989 Victoria Schuck Award
- 2015 Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
- 2005 honorary doctorate
- 1998 honorary doctorate
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Sexual Contract | — | |
| Notable work | Participation and Democratic Theory | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Carole Pateman born?
Born December 11, 1940 (age 85).
Where is Carole Pateman from?
Carole Pateman is from Sussex, United Kingdom.
What does Carole Pateman do?
Carole Pateman works as political scientist, philosopher, university teacher, women's rights activist, political theorist.
What is Carole Pateman known for?
Notable works include The Sexual Contract, Participation and Democratic Theory.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.