Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam On behalf of the European Consortium for Political Research

'It is immediately obvious that this volume not only builds on the existing literature but also brings considerable new light to the subject.... Scholars in search of a strong comparative theoretical framework for understanding women's policy in the EU should consider this volume a necessary place to start.' - Rachel A. Cischowski, University of California, Irvine

• Chapter 1 Introduction, Frances Gardiner; Part 1 Contested concepts – selective practice; Chapter 2 Effective utilisation of equality rights, Claire Kilpatrick; Chapter 3 Equality strategies and political representation, Pippa Norris; Chapter 4 The timid and the bold, Frances Gardiner, Monique Leijenaar; Part 2 Elements in the policy community and process; Chapter 5 Sex equality and the rules of the game, Joni Lovenduski; Chapter 6 Incorporating feminism, Joyce Outshoorn; Chapter 7 State feminism and gender equality policies, Celia Valiente; Chapter 8 The organisation of equality policies at the local level, Janneke van der Ros; Part 3 Privatising equality, gendered citizenship, inter/transnational influences; Chapter 9 The privatisation of equality policy in the British employment market for women, Ian Forbes; Chapter 10 Citizenship, welfare state regimes and breadwinner arrangements, Jet Bussemaker; Chapter 11 Dea ex Machina or the interplay between national and international policymaking, Bob Reinalda;