TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Gendering constitutional change and policy outcomes: substantive representation and domestic violence policy in Scotland
JO  - Policy and politics
A1  - Mackay, Fiona
SP  - 369
EP  - 388
VL  - 38
IS  - 3
N2  - Scotland bears many hallmarks of a case of successful feminist constitutional activism: high levels of women's descriptive representation in the devolved parliament and a gender-inclusive institutional design mutually reinforced one another, opening up the political process. In this article domestic violence policy is examined in order to address the question as to whether political devolution has led to positive gender outcomes, in respect of substantive gains for women. The actors, institutions and outcomes of Scottish initiatives (1998-2007) are traced and it is argued that policies have been distinctive in the UK with respect to timing, framing and approach. Domestic violence, therefore, provides a striking case where devolution 'has made a difference' to the substantive representation of women, with positive - albeit fragile - outcomes.<p /> 
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SN  - 0305-5736
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/030557310X521062
ID  - ref1
ER  -