1991
Carole Pateman
UCLA, Los Angeles
(1991-1994)
Carole Pateman is a renowned British political scientist, widely recognized for her influential work in democratic theory and feminist political theory. She has had an international career, living in four continents and teaching and doing research in three. She was educated at her village school and her county girls’ grammar school, and, after leaving school at sixteen, she continued her education at Ruskin College, an independent college in Oxford for adult students, and then at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, where she went on to her D.Phil.
She joined the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1990 as a Professor of Political Science and was elevated to the rank of Distinguished Professor in 1993. She was a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the British Academy, and the UK Academy of Social Sciences. She holds honorary degrees from the Australian National University, the National University of Ireland, and Helsinki University. In 2012, she was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. She also held visiting positions at institutions such as Stanford and Princeton. Prof. Pateman also served as an honorary professor at Cardiff University.
Among her books are Basic Income Worldwide: Horizons of Reform (co-edited with Matthew Murray, 2012); Contract and Domination (co-authored with Charles W. Mills, 2007); The Sexual Contract (1988); The Disorder of Women: Democracy, Feminism, and Political Theory (1989); The Problem of Political Obligation: A Critical Analysis of Liberal Theory (1979); and Participation and Democratic Theory (1970). Collections of her essays can be found in The Disorder of Women: Democracy, Feminism, and Political Theory (1989) and in Carole Pateman: Democracy, Feminism, Welfare (edited by Terrell Carver & Samuel Chambers, 2011). Illusions of Consent: Engaging with Carole Pateman (edited by Daniel I. O’Neill, Mary Lyndon Shanley, and Iris Marion Young, 2008) is a book about her work. She has also published numerous chapters in books and articles in a variety of scholarly journals.
In her successful career, Prof. Pateman has pioneered as the "first woman" in several academic positions and has become one of the most influential advocates for participatory democracy and a prominent political theorist. She served as 5XÉçÇøFirst Vice-President and worked closely with President Guillermo O’Donnell from 1988 to 1991. Her election as the first woman 5XÉçÇøPresident at the 1991 5XÉçÇøWorld Congress in Buenos Aires was a milestone in IPSA's history. Prof. Pateman succeeded 14 male presidents over a 42-year period since IPSA’s foundation in 1949. Prof. Carole Pateman played a key role in accelerating the professionalization of IPSA, which was initiated by President Guillermo O’Donnell (1988–1991). During her tenure, she advanced these efforts significantly, contributing to the modernization and professionalization of the association.
