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Conclusion

The Way Forward

from Part III - The Decline of Liberalism, the Rise of Populism, and the Rights of Women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2025

Gila Stopler
Affiliation:
College of Law and Business, Israel
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The conclusion considers theoretical and practical changes needed to begin to extricate liberalism and liberal democracies from their patriarchal roots, strengthen the protection of women’s rights in liberal democracies, and bolster the ability of liberal democracies to fight against right-wing religio-populism. The changes suggested are in the tradition of the radical internal critique of liberalism offered by Susan Okin, whose radical liberal, or humanist, feminism aimed to provide theoretical underpinnings for a liberalism that will focus on both the private and the public spheres, recognize the gendered power differentials, oppression, and prejudices maintained and supported by patriarchal liberalism, and take active steps to change them. Most of the discussion will refer to the theoretical and practical changes needed to protect women’s rights in liberal democracies from the adverse effects of patriarchal religion, including its nationalist and populist iterations. The last part will discuss the connection between the suggested changes and the urgently needed overall struggle of liberal democracies against right-wing populism.

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Women's Rights in Liberal States
Patriarchy, Liberalism, Religion and the Chimera of Rights
, pp. 214 - 242
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Conclusion
  • Gila Stopler, College of Law and Business, Israel
  • Book: Women's Rights in Liberal States
  • Online publication: 24 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009527644.011
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  • Conclusion
  • Gila Stopler, College of Law and Business, Israel
  • Book: Women's Rights in Liberal States
  • Online publication: 24 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009527644.011
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  • Conclusion
  • Gila Stopler, College of Law and Business, Israel
  • Book: Women's Rights in Liberal States
  • Online publication: 24 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009527644.011
Available formats
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