Compiling state-of-the-art research from 58 leading international scholars, this dynamic Handbook explores the evolution of feminist analytical and organising principles and their introduction into governance institutions in national, regional and global settings. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

Contents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Feminist Governance 1 Marian Sawer, Lee Ann Banaszak, Jacqui True and Johanna Kantola Timeline of feminist governance 14 Renee O’Shanassy PART I THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES 2 Feminist organisational principles 25 Kaitlin Kelly-Thompson, Fernando Tormos-Aponte and S. Laurel Weldon 3 Understanding feminist governance through feminist institutionalism: an overview 38 Lisa Guido, Lindsay Walsh and Lee Ann Banaszak 4 Feminist governance and the state 51 Johanna Kantola 5 Do feminist insiders matter? Progress in conceptualization and comparative theory-building 63 Amy G. Mazur and Dorothy E. McBride 6 Feminist perspectives on multilevel governance 76 Meryl Kenny and Tània Verge 7 Seeking intersectionality in feminist governance 88 Erica Townsend-Bell 8 Studying feminist governance: methods and approaches to the field 100 Shan-Jan Sarah Liu PART II EVOLVING INSTITUTIONS 9 Weaving a feminist power tapestry: feminist governance in practice 113 Caroline Lambert, Jessica Horn, Srilatha Batliwala, Michelle Deshong, Tanja Kovac and Naomi Woyengu 10 National women’s machineries: Trojan horses or hostages? 126 Anne Marie Goetz 11 Gender-responsive budgeting 138 Monica Costa and Rhonda Sharp 12 Specialised parliamentary bodies 150 Marian Sawer 13 Promoting gender equality in elected office 161 Mona Lena Krook and Pippa Norris 14 Gender-sensitive parliaments: feminising formal political institutions 174 Sarah Childs and Sonia Palmieri 15 Tools of the trade: feminist governance in the field 189 Sonia Palmieri and Julie Ballington PART III INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 16 The rise of feminist governance in foreign policy 203 Karin Aggestam and Jacqui True 17 Feminist governance in global health 216 Sara E. Davies and Clare Wenham 18 Feminist peacebuilding governance 227 Maria Martin de Almagro 19 Feminist peace and security governance and the UN Security Council 238 Victoria Scheyer and Marina Kumskova 20 Feminist interventions in trade governance 250 Erin Hannah, Adrienne Roberts and Silke Trommer 21 Feminist governance and climate change 262 Maria Tanyag 22 Transnational feminism and global governance 274 Valentine M. Moghadam 23 UN Women: a case of feminist global governance? 286 Andrea Den Boer and Kirsten Haack PART IV THE EUROPEAN UNION AND FEMINIST GOVERNANCE 24 The European Parliament as a gender equality actor: a contradictory forerunner 299 Johanna Kantola and Emanuela Lombardo 25 EU gender equality policy and the progressive dismantling of feminist governance 311 Sophie Jacquot 26 Challenges to feminist knowledge? The economisation of EU gender equality policy 323 Anna Elomäki 27 Velvet triangles and more: alliances of supranational EU gender equality actors 335 Petra Ahrens 28 Intersectional feminist activism in Europe: invisibility, inclusivity and affirmation 347 Serena D’Agostino 29 Feminist governance in the field of violence against women: the case of the Istanbul Convention 359 Andrea Krizsán and Conny Roggeband PART V OTHER REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FEMINIST GOVERNANCE 30 Building gender norms into regional governance and the limits of institutionalising feminism 371 Toni Haastrup 31 Feminist institutions and implications for gender equality in East Asia 384 Jiso Yoon 32 Feminist governance in Asia: areas of contestation and cooperation 396 Rashila Ramli and Sharifah Syahirah 33 Latin American perspectives on feminist governance: between mainstreaming and sidestreaming challenges 408 Gisela Zaremberg 34 Feminist governance in North America: manifestations, manipulations and mirages 421 Alexandra Dobrowolsky and Tammy Findlay 35 Feminist regional governance in the Pacific Islands 434 Kerryn Baker and Renee O’Shanassy Index 446

‘This novel Handbook brings together many of the leading feminist scholars working on governance at the national, regional and international levels. It ranges widely over the central theoretical and methodological approaches including intersectionality and feminist institutionalism, as well as empirically exploring key feminist issues in many major governance institutions.’