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This lecture explores the feminist perspective on the state, highlighting how feminist theorists critique the state as patriarchal, exclusionary, and complicit in gender inequalities. Learn crisp definitions, key arguments, critiques, and exam‑ready examples for UPSC/PSIR optional. Includes solved PYQs, model answers, and structured templates for mains.
What you will learn
Core feminist claim: the state is not neutral; it reflects and reinforces patriarchal structures.
Key thinkers: Carole Pateman (sexual contract), Catharine MacKinnon (state and male dominance), Iris Marion Young (structural injustice), and socialist feminists on class + gender.
Types of feminist critiques: liberal, radical, socialist, postmodern, intersectional.
Contemporary relevance: gendered policies, representation, welfare state, reproductive rights, violence against women.
Exam toolkit: PYQs, model answers, and structured templates for mains.

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