Hanna Fenichel Pitkin
Hanna Fenichel Pitkin | |
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Born | Political theory | July 17, 1931
School or tradition | Berkeley school |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Doctoral students | |
Notable works | The Concept of Representation (1967) |
Influenced | Alice Crary |
Hanna Fenichel Pitkin (July 17, 1931 – May 6, 2023) was an American
Pitkin's diverse interests ranged from the history of European political thought from ancient to modern times, through ordinary language philosophy and textual analysis, to issues of psychoanalysis and gender in political and social theory.
Biography
Pitkin was born on July 17, 1931.
Pitkin died on May 6, 2023, at the age of 91.[3]
Political representation
In The Concept of Representation Pitkin described four types of representation: formalistic, descriptive, symbolic and substantive.[4]
Books
Pitkin's books were The Concept of Representation (1967),
Awards and legacy
In 2003, she was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science "for her groundbreaking theoretical work, predominantly on the problem of representation".[5] She was married to political theorist John Schaar. Some of her students are noteworthy political scientists such as David Laitin (Stanford University), Dan Avnon (Hebrew University, Jerusalem), Lisa Wedeen (University of Chicago), and Mary G. Dietz (Northwestern University).
See also
- Representation (politics)
References
- ^ a b Contemporary Authors Online, s.v. "Hanna Fenichel Pitkin." Accessed March 5, 2008.
- ^ Distinguished Teaching Award, UC Berkeley
- ^ "Passing of Renowned Faculty member Hanna Fenichel Pitkin, 1931–2023". Berkeley. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Political Representation". plato.stanford. Revised. August 29, 2018 [January 2, 2006].
- ^ Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science Archived August 30, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, official website.