Interrogating Development Seminar: "Political Economy of Patriarchy "

Book talk with Ece Kocabıçak about her new book, "The Political Economy of Patriarchy in the Global South"

About The Political Economy of Patriarchy in the Global South:

'The Political Economy of Patriarchy in the Global South' (Routledge, 2023) emerges at the intersections of gender, political economy, and sociology. Its main concern is to investigate the respective roles that gender plays in shaping the macro-level political economy. The book challenges assumptions and calls for rethinking major political economic categories and theories, thereby shedding light on the dynamics of social change in the Global South. By investigating how uneven gender relations effectively shape trajectories of socio-economic transformation, the book questions the widely accepted approach that reduces the relationship between gender and development to either ‘the gendered outcomes’ of or ‘the gendered prerequisites’ for capitalist development. The book also provides an original theory of the patriarchal system by distinguishing its new forms sustained by the gendered patterns of agriculture. While emphasising the significance of the Historical Materialist methodology, it explores the potential contribution of Hegelian Marxism to feminist political economic thought. To date, 'The Political Economy of Patriarchy in the Global South' has been named 'essential reading in economics' by Choice Reviewed Titles, a division of the American Library Association, and has been nominated for the British Sociological Association's Philip Abrams Memorial Prize.

About the Interrogating Development Seminar Series

The 'Interrogating Development' seminar series is organised by the Department of International Development at King's College London. The series examines some of the most pressing issues of development facing global society today, with the authors of new books presenting cutting-edge research on a variety of topics related to development.

The talk will be followed by a wine reception. The event is open to everyone.