Change, Continuity, and Contestations: Framing Domestic Abuse Policy in Scotland Since 1998

我的研究探讨了四个关键主题：1。政策变化的条件和背景：我的研究通过强调政策变化可能发生的背景和条件，增加了对权力下放后苏格兰家庭虐待政策制定的知识。苏格兰在国际上和国内都被视为政策领袖，其进步政策制定的“成功故事”植根于一种整合性别观念和框架的方法（将家庭暴力视为性别不平等的原因和后果）。我的研究调查了为女权主义政策变化创造有利条件的时间、事件、参与者和机构的具体配置。然而，它指出，旧制度的遗产和“工作方式”限制了妇女运动实现她们所渴望的那种变革的能力，从而使“女权主义成功”的叙述变得复杂。框架和顺序：我的研究有助于解决有关政策变化的问题（见Pierson， 2000a; 2000b; 2004），认为政策框架在政策制定中实施的顺序（或顺序）有助于加强或限制政策变化，影响未来的框架决策和政策方向。我指出了在苏格兰的情况下，政策框架的顺序“重要”的方式，解释了一些政策框架如何以及为什么被嵌入到政策中，而另一些则被边缘化，以及政策决定对未来政策框架和拟议解决方案的长期影响。反性别抵抗：我的研究使苏格兰“成功故事”的叙述变得混乱，强调了在制定家庭虐待问题方面持续存在的抵抗。它建立了一个广泛的经验时间表，并详细追踪了政策和抵制随着时间的推移，提供了第一个详细描述这种抵制是如何、为什么和在哪里出现的，强调了三种抵制机制：误解、默许的无知和积极的抵制。它提供了关于女权主义思想是如何受到质疑和积极抵制的新见解，以及它对政策变化和连续性的影响，无论是在现在还是未来。妇女运动中的争论：我的研究探讨了家庭暴力的框架是如何随着时间的推移在苏格兰的妇女运动中受到争议的——被称为运动内部争论（Benford and Snow, 2000; Benford, 1997）。先前的研究（Mackay, 2010）考察了妇女运动在苏格兰产生女权主义政策变化方面的单一成功，但我的研究指出了苏格兰案例中两个持久且相互关联的运动内部争论。我认为，政策制定过程中的权力失衡（重新）造成了少数族裔幸存者的边缘化，影响了政策的有效性。它强调了对政策变化感兴趣的学者关注运动内部的多样性和辩论的必要性。该奖学金提供了一个机会，可以最大限度地发挥我的发现的影响，并建立一个强大的出版记录，为我未来的学术生涯做好准备，与学术和非学术利益相关者建立牢固的联系。我的目标是发表两篇期刊文章，制定出书建议，并出席学术和从业者会议，为各个领域（政策、性别和政治、性别暴力）的知识做出贡献。我的目标是编写一份关于交叉政策制定的政策简报，并将在KEI的一次活动上发布，以最大限度地发挥我的论文对现实世界的影响。我将通过一个机构访问来发展我的研究和专业技能，发展我的概念框架和手稿，建立新的网络和参加爱丁堡的专业发展研讨会。最后，我将与我的导师合作，为长期奖学金制定资助提案。这些目标将提高我的竞争力，为我下一阶段的学术生涯奠定良好的基础。

My research explores four key themes:1. Conditions and contexts for policy change: My research adds to knowledge on domestic abuse policy-making in post-devolution Scotland by highlighting the contexts and conditions under which policy change can occur. Internationally and domestically regarded as a policy leader, Scotland's 'success stories' of progressive policymaking are rooted in an approach that integrates gendered ideas and frames (framing domestic abuse as a cause and consequence of gender inequality). My research investigates the specific configuration of timing, events, actors, and institutions that created favourable conditions for feminist policy change. However, it complicates the 'feminist success' narratives by pointing to the legacies of old institutions and 'ways of working' in limiting women's movement's ability to effect the kind of change to which they aspire.2. Frames and sequencing: My research contributes to questions around policy change (see Pierson, 2000a; 2000b; 2004) by arguing that the sequencing (or order) in which policy frames are implemented in policy-making matters for enhancing or constraining policy change, impacting upon future framing decisions and policy directions. I pinpoint the ways in which the sequencing of policy frames 'matters' in the Scottish case, explaining how and why some policy frames are embedded in policy while others are side-lined, and the long-lasting effects of policy decisions on future policy frames and proposed solutions.3. Anti-gender resistance: Muddying the narrative of Scotland's 'success story', my research highlights ongoing resistance in framing the problem of domestic abuse. Establishing an extensive empirical timeline and detailed tracing of policy and resistance over time, it provides one of the first detailed accounts of how, why and where this resistance has emerged, highlighting three mechanisms of resistance: misunderstandings, sanctioned ignorance, and active resistance. It provides new insights into how feminist ideas are contested and actively resisted and its effects on policy change and continuity, both in the present and future.4. Contestations within women's movements: My research explores how the framing of domestic abuse has been contested within the women's movement in Scotland over time - known as intramovement contestations (Benford and Snow, 2000; Benford, 1997). Previous research (Mackay, 2010) has examined the unitary success of the women's movement in generating feminist policy change in Scotland, but my research points towards to two enduring and interconnected intramovement contestations in the Scottish case. I argue that power imbalances in policy-making processes have (re)produced the marginalisation of minority survivors, impacting upon the effectiveness of policy. It highlights the necessity for scholars interested in policy change to be attentive to diversity and debates within movements.The Fellowship provides an opportunity to maximise the impact of my findings and establish a strong publishing track record, preparing me for a future academic career with strong ties to both academic and non-academic stakeholders. I aim to publish two journal articles, develop a book proposal, and present at academic and practitioner conferences, contributing to knowledge across various fields (policy, gender and politics, gender-based violence). I aim to produce a policy briefing on intersectional policy-making, which I will launch at a KEI event, maximising the real-world impact of my thesis. I will develop my research and professional skills through an institutional visit, developing my conceptual framework and manuscript, and building new networks and attending professional development workshops at Edinburgh. Finally, in collaboration with my mentor, I will develop funding proposals for longer-term Fellowships. These aims will enhance my competitiveness and position me well for the next stage of my academic career.