thesis_year institutions main_interests name birth_date alma_mater article_title birth_name thesis_title
1991 gexcel international collegium for advanced transdisciplinary gender studies political scientist -lrb- gender studies -rrb- anna g. jónasdóttir 02 december 1942 gothenburg university anna g. jónasdóttir
 anna guðrún jónasdóttir '' love power and political interests ''
anna g. jónasdóttir

anna guðrún jónasdóttir -lrb- born 2 december 1942 -rrb- is an icelandic political scientist , gender studies academic and a leading figure internationally in the research into the concept of love .
she is professor emerita at the center for feminist social studies at Örebro university and co-director of the gexcel international collegium for advanced transdisciplinary gender studies , established as a centre of excellence in gender studies in 2006 .
she is the author and editor of several books .
anna jónasdóttir is known , i.a. , for her theory of `` love power . ''
her book `` why women are oppressed '' was described as a `` thorough attempt to revitalize one of the most provocative early themes of america 's women 's liberation movement '' by `` the new york times book review '' .
she `` explores the concept of women 's interests in participatory democratic political theory . ''
she has a background in political science , sociology , economic history and psychology , with a doctorate in political science from gothenburg university -lrb- 1991 -rrb- .
her dissertation was titled `` love power and political interests '' .
her main fields of research are social and political theory .
