Gendering Politics, Feminising Political Science [Paperback]

This book is a collection of some of the essays that attempted to correct that bias, and includes new introductory and concluding essays that reflect on what has changed in the course of the years.Before the 1980s, women were written out of much of European political science, largely wilfully, on the grounds they had no separate or different political life from men. Joni Lovenduski was one of the feminists who attempted to change the perception that women were political minors, providing evidence of their attitudes and participation as well as rethinking the discipline to accommodate gender relations. This book is a collection of some of the essays that attempted to correct that bias, and includes new introductory and concluding essays that reflect on what has changed in the course of the years.ContentsList of Figures and Tables viiIntroduction 1THE SELECTIONSelection of Articles and Acknowledgements 11PART 1: POLITICAL REPRESENTATIONChapter One  Women in Parliament: Making a Difference 17with Azza KaramChapter Two  Westminster Women: The Politics of Presence 41with Pippa NorrisChapter Three  Political Representation 63with Marila GuadagniniChapter Four  Feminising British Politics 99PART 2: POLITICAL PARTIESChapter Five  The Dynamics of Gender and Party 109Chapter Six  Will Quotas Make Labour More Woman-Friendly? 121Chapter Seven  Womens Equality Guarantees and the Conservative Party 131with Rosie Campbell and Sarah ChildsChapter Eight  Obstacles to Feminising Politics 143Chapter Nine  United Kingdom: Male Dominance Unbroken? 169PART 3: GENDER AND PUBLIC POLICYChapter Ten  The New Politics of Abortion 195with Joyce OutshoornChapter Eleven  Sexing London: The Gender Mix of Urban Policy Actors 199with Stefania Abrar and Helen MargettsChapter Twelve  Feminism, Violence, and Men 229Chapter Thirteen  Feminist Ideas and Domestic Violence Policy Change 265with Stefania Abrar and Helen MargettsPART 4: GENDERING THE POLITICAL SCIENCE AGENDAChapter Fourteen  Tl3.