Joan Tronto

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Joan Tronto
Joan Tronto on Zorg Ethiek.jpg
Joan Tronto interviewed in 2015
Born
Joan Claire Tronto

(1952-06-29) June 29, 1952 (age 72)
Nationality American
Alma mater Princeton University
Known for Ethics of care
Scientific career
Fields Political science
Institutions University of Minnesota
Thesis Is political rationality possible? A critique of political control in the work of Hobbes, Smith, and Weber  (1981)

Joan Claire Tronto (born June 29, 1952), [1] is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, [2] and was previously professor of women's studies and political science at Hunter College and the Graduate School, City University of New York. [3]

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Education

Tronto gained her degree from Oberlin College in 1974. She passed both her masters and her Ph.D at Princeton University in 1976 and 1981 respectively. [4]

Research

Tronto's research fields range from political theories, gender and the ethic of care, to political thought. [2]

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References

  1. "Tronto, Joan C., 1952-". Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 October 2015. data sht. (b. 06-29-52)
  2. 1 2 Dahl, Hanne Marlene; Keränen, Marja; Kovalainen, Anne (2011), "Notes on contributors", in Dahl, Hanne Marlene; Keränen, Marja; Kovalainen, Anne (eds.), Europeanization, care and gender: global complexities, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York: Palgrave Macmillan, p. x, ISBN   9780230299696.
  3. Lindemann, Hilde; Verkerk, Marian; Walker, Margaret Urban (2009), "Contributors", in Lindemann, Hilde; Verkerk, Marian; Walker, Margaret Urban (eds.), Naturalized bioethics: toward responsible knowing and practice, Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press, p. xi, ISBN   9780521719407.
  4. "Joan C Tronto". College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota . Retrieved 10 October 2015.