ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on Scotland and examines the territorial dynamics of domestic violence policy. It examines how women's movements have shifted focus to engage with the new political and institutional architecture. The chapter also examines the shape and scope of the intra-UK dynamics of women's organising and women's politics in the context of centrifugal dynamics and implications for a British-wide women's citizenship. The most highly visible way in which devolution has made a difference has been in the comparatively high levels of female elected representatives in the new political institutions of Scotland and Wales. However, the violence against women (VAW) sector in Scotland is cautious about arguments arising from the centre about the need for uniformity and is wary of getting behind calls for a UK-wide strategy or approach. The European Commission and the European Court of Justice provided crucial alternative arenas for feminists to press gender equality claims during the inhospitable decades of Conservative administrations.
