Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART 1: GENDER AND THE STATE: THEORIES AND DEBATES Feminist Theories of State Current Debates about Gender and the State The Arguments and Structure of the Book PART 2: FEMINIST COMPARATIVE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS Discourse Analysis Feminist Discourse Analysis Political Discourse Analysis Feminist Comparative Discourse Analysis PART 3: FEMINISTS 'IN' THE STATE? CHILDCARE DEBATES IN FINLAND Introduction Agenda-setting...