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Heterosexual Political Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2011

Marla Brettschneider
Marla Brettschneider
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University of New Hampshire
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Doing queer theory as political scientists enables us to approach central questions of the discipline in new and productive ways. This work makes possible innovative theoretical investigation of core concepts in political science such as power, justice, freedom, equality, and democracy. Queer theory can deepen the study of power by focusing on the lives, experiences, and institutions of GLBT people and communities. In the process, new frameworks are developed for the study of political theory more broadly. When done well, queer theory draws on the field's interdisciplinarity by bringing political scientists into conversation with other scholars on key matters that are best not bound by disciplinary borders. Similarly, queer theory at its best draws on the multiple perspectives developed in fields such as post-colonial, ethnic and critical race, feminist, class and ability, religious, and cultural studies.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , January 2011 , pp. 23 - 26
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2011

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