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

• 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;

'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

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

• 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;

'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

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

• 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;

'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