The struggle for recognition features prominently in the work of variousthinkers. Lois McNay argues that the insights of the recognition theorists areundercut b... » 

The struggle for recognition features prominently in the work of variousthinkers. Lois McNay argues that the insights of the recognition theorists areundercut by their reliance on an inadequate account of power. By focussing onissues of gender she develops an alternative account of individual agency thatconnects identity to structure. «