Reflections on Activism and Social Change for Scholars of Women and Politics

How should scholars view and relate to activism and social change? Concern over this question is neither new nor limited to political scientists. Nevertheless, because of the special relationship between our academic enterprise and the larger women's movement outside the academy, this concern is particularly acute for those of us who approach the study of politics from a feminist perspective. © 2005, The Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association. All rights reserved.