Department of Political Science
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Patricia A. Boling, Associate Professor
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Education
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
M.A. University of California, Berkeley
B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz
Research
Her research deals broadly with how problems rooted in private life (e.g., the family, sexuality, reproductive matters, intimate relationships) come to be understood as political issues, a theme which she has played out with respect to feminist democratic theory. She is currently pursuing this theme with respect to comparing family policies and democratic responsiveness in France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.
Selected Publications
Privacy and the Politics of Intimate Life (Cornell University Press, 1996).
Expecting Trouble: Surrogacy, Fetal Abuse, and New Reproductive Technologies (Westview Press, 1995).
"Family Policy in Japan," Journal of Social Policy, 27(2): 173:90 (April 1998)