Mona Lena Krook is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Women and Politics Ph.D. Program at Rutgers University. Since 2015, she has collaborated with the National Democratic Institute on its #NotTheCost campaign to stop violence against women in politics.

In Mona Lena Krook's skillful bridging of theory and practice, all have been heard: academics, researchers, activists, and importantly, political women themselves. Enough chat. If we don't take Krook's cue to end the backlash that political women endure, then politics won't be inclusive, responsive, or accountable, and barely democratic.

• INTRODUCTION1. A "Problem with No Name" AN EMERGING CONCEPT2. A Global Genealogy3. Parallel and Related Trends4. An Expanded Vision5. International Recognition6. A "New" Phenomenon?7. Debates and Controversies A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK8. Politics as a Hostile Space9. A Distinct Phenomenon10. A Bias Event Approach11. A Continuum of Violence A TYPOLOGY OF VIOLENCE12. Physical Violence13. Psychological Violence14. Sexual Violence15. Economic Violence16. Semiotic Violence A CALL TO ACTION17. Cross-Cutting Solutions18. Documentation and Data Collection19. Political and Social Implications20. Concluding Thoughts NotesReferencesIndex

Mona Lena Krook is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Women and Politics Ph.D. Program at Rutgers University. Since 2015, she has collaborated with the National Democratic Institute on its #NotTheCost campaign to stop violence against women in politics.

In Mona Lena Krook's skillful bridging of theory and practice, all have been heard: academics, researchers, activists, and importantly, political women themselves. Enough chat. If we don't take Krook's cue to end the backlash that political women endure, then politics won't be inclusive, responsive, or accountable, and barely democratic.

• INTRODUCTION1. A "Problem with No Name" AN EMERGING CONCEPT2. A Global Genealogy3. Parallel and Related Trends4. An Expanded Vision5. International Recognition6. A "New" Phenomenon?7. Debates and Controversies A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK8. Politics as a Hostile Space9. A Distinct Phenomenon10. A Bias Event Approach11. A Continuum of Violence A TYPOLOGY OF VIOLENCE12. Physical Violence13. Psychological Violence14. Sexual Violence15. Economic Violence16. Semiotic Violence A CALL TO ACTION17. Cross-Cutting Solutions18. Documentation and Data Collection19. Political and Social Implications20. Concluding Thoughts NotesReferencesIndex