Looking Back, Moving Forward: Editors' Conversation with Joni Lovenduski and Pippa Norris

This chapter presents a reflective conversation between pioneering scholars Joni Lovenduski and Pippa Norris on the evolution of research in gender and party politics. Framed within feminist institutionalist perspectives, the discussion examines the development of the field, methodological and theoretical challenges, and future directions for scholarship on gender, representation, and political institutions. The chapter highlights how feminist institutionalism has shaped understandings of political parties, democratic participation, and gendered power structures while identifying emerging research agendas for the next generation of scholars.