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Introduction: The Gender Lens and Innovation in the Social Sciences

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This collection turns a spotlight on the transformations wrought by gender innovation in the social sciences. Eighteen short and accessibly written case studies show how feminist and gender perspectives bring new concepts, theories and policy solutions. Scholars in five disciplines—economics, history, philosophy, political science and sociology—demonstrate how paying attention to gender can sharpen the focus of the social sciences, improve the public policy they inform and change the way we look at things. Gender innovation provokes rethinking at both the core and the margins of established disciplines, sometimes developing new fields of research that chart new territory. These case studies celebrate the contribution of feminist and gender scholars and the impact of their work within and beyond the social sciences.

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  • Social sciences
  • Gender lens
  • Public policy
  • Case studies
  • Interdisciplinarity

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  1. The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    Fiona Jenkins, Marian Sawer & Karen Downing

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  1. The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    Prof. Marian Sawer

  2. The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    Assoc. Prof. Fiona Jenkins

  3. The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    Karen Downing

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Jenkins, F., Sawer, M., Downing, K. (2020). Introduction: The Gender Lens and Innovation in the Social Sciences. In: Sawer, M., Jenkins, F., Downing, K. (eds) How Gender Can Transform the Social Sciences. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43236-2_1

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