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Political Not Generational: Getting Real About Contemporary UK Radical Feminism (2015)
Journal Article
Mackay, F. (2015). Political Not Generational: Getting Real About Contemporary UK Radical Feminism. Social Movement Studies, 14(4), 427-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2014.963545

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. In this article, I present data from qualitative research with 30 self-identified radical feminists who are currently active in the British feminist movement. I explore how participants defined their feminism, and threats t... Read More about Political Not Generational: Getting Real About Contemporary UK Radical Feminism.

Feminist activism in movement: UK activism against VAW (2014)
Book Chapter
Mackay, F. (2014). Feminist activism in movement: UK activism against VAW. In N. Aghtaie, & G. Gangoli (Eds.), Understanding Gender Based Violence: National and International Contexts (81-94). London: Routledge

This chapter will look at UK feminist activism against male violence against women, from the 1970s to the present day. From the often controversial theories of Radical and Revolutionary Feminists, theory and activism against male violence appears tod... Read More about Feminist activism in movement: UK activism against VAW.

A movement of their own: Voices of young feminist activists in the London Feminist Network (2011)
Journal Article
Mackay, F. (2011). A movement of their own: Voices of young feminist activists in the London Feminist Network

A so-called “resurgence” of feminist activism in the UK is currently being reported by journalists, commentators and academics, with young women seemingly at the fore. This is remarkable given the reported backlash against feminism and the widely hel... Read More about A movement of their own: Voices of young feminist activists in the London Feminist Network.