Carole Pateman was born on December 11, 1940 in Maresfield, England. She was accepted to Ruskin College of Oxford University in 1963 where she studied economics, politics, history, and sociology. She was the only woman to sit for the Oxford University Post-Graduate Diploma in Political Science and Economics in 1965. She obtained her BA in politics, philosophy and economics in 1967 and her PhD in 1971, both from Oxford University. She holds honorary doctorates from the Australian National University, the National University of Ireland, and Helsinki University. She is also a fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences (1980), the American Academy for Arts and Sciences (1996), and the British Academy (2007). Pateman was the inaugural holder of the Kirsten Hesselgren Professorship of the Swedish Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences from 1988-1989, and from 1993-2000 was an Adjunct Professor at the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University. She was the first woman President of the International Political Science Association during 1991-1994. She joined the Department of Political Science at the University of California in Los Angeles in January 1990 and was a Research Professor at Cardiff University, UK from 2006-2008. Pateman has authored nine books including Basic Income Worldwide: Horizons of Reform, and The Sexual Contract.
This collection is comprised of the professional papers of Carole Pateman, University of California Los Angeles scholar of political theory. Pateman’s professional files include syllabi, lectures, lecture notes, and examination questions in addition to agendas, notes, and lectures from the International Political Science Association. There are no personal files in this collection. Topics include democratic theory, social and political feminist theories, and women and politics. This collection would be helpful to scholars exploring feminism and political theory.
The Carole Pateman Papers are arranged into one series, alphabetically by record type then subject with the exception of one folder of material from the International Political Science Association. Within course materials items include syllabi, lectures, lecture notes, and exam questions. The processor created the arrangement and the folder titles.
Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
The Carole Pateman papers, Ms.2016.016, Feminist Theory Archive, Brown University Library.
The Carole Pateman Papers are arranged into one series, alphabetically by record type then subject with the exception of one folder of material from the International Political Science Association.
Gift of Carole Pateman in 2016.