Table of Contents

Figures and Tables

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Theorizing Feminist Strategy and Party Responsiveness

2. Partisan Engagement: American Feminists and Party Politics

3. Power Is Not Electoral: Canadian Feminists and Party Politics

4. Polarization: American Parties Respond

5. Moderate Endorsement: Canadian Parties Respond

6. Can Feminists Transform Party Politics?

Appendix: Data Sets and Scales

Notes

References

Index

About the Author

Lisa Young is an assistant professor in the Departmentof Political Science at the University of Calgary and co-author ofRebuilding Canadian Party Politics (UBC Press, 2000).