Valerie Bryson is Emerita Professor of Politics at the University of Huddersfield. Her research interests focus on the overlapping areas of feminist political theory, women and politics, and the politics of time. Her most recent publication is Feminist Political Theory, Third edition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). Other books include Gender and the Politics of Time: Feminist theory and contemporary debates (The Policy Press, 2007), Redefining Social Justice: New Labour rhetoric and reality, with P. Fisher, eds. (Manchester University Press, 2011); Sexuality, Gender and Power, Intersectional and Transnational Perspectives, with A. Jonasdottir and K. Jones, (eds.), (Routledge, 2011).