Raia Prokhovnik

Raia Prokhovnik
Born (1951-05-07) 7 May 1951
Academic background
Alma mater London School of Economics
Thesis title Rhetoric and Philosophy in Hobbes' Leviathan
Thesis year 1981
Academic work
Institutions Open University's Faculty of Social Sciences
Main interests Research into feminist political theory, the concept of sovereignty, and early modern political thought
Notable works Rational Woman: A Feminist Critique of Dichotomy

Raia Prokhovnik (born 7 May 1951),[1] is Reader in Politics at the Open University's Faculty of Social Sciences, for their Department of Politics and International Studies,[2] and founding editor of the journal Contemporary Political Theory.[3][4] She is the chair of the OU's interdisciplinary politics module, Living political ideas,[5] and contributed to other modules including Power, dissent, equality: understanding contemporary politics.[2]

Education

Her first degree was in political science and history from the University of New South Wales, Australia (1974), and her MSc and PhD, Rhetoric and Philosophy in Hobbes's Leviathan, are from the London School of Economics (1976 and 1980).[6]

Teaching

Prokhovnik spent six years teaching and research at Royal Holloway, University of London, and at the University of Southampton. She joined the Open University in 2000.[6]

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References

  1. "Prokhovnik, Raia". Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 August 2014. data sheet (b. May 7, 1951)
  2. 1 2 Open University's course on Power, dissent, equality: understanding contemporary politics, DD203 Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. Staff writer. "Editors: editorial board". Contemporary Political Theory. Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. Prokhovnik, Raia; Browning, Gary; Hutchings (March 2002). "Editorial". Contemporary Political Theory. Palgrave Macmillan. 1 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1057/palgrave.cpt.9300019.
  5. Open University's course on Living political ideas, DD306 Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  6. 1 2 Dr. Raia Prokhovnik, Open University, staff profile Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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