Bridging Theory and Practice as a Feminist Concern

Throughout history, a complex and often contentious interplay has existed between feminist theory, practice, and movements. Feminist academics have repeatedly demonstrated how practice influenced their psychological theory building and vice versa, thus challenging the often stark division between theory and practice. Alongside other scholars, we argue that feminist theory in psychology is
connected with everyday experiences in a variety of ways. Consequently, the ways in which forms of theorizing and theory building link to action, practice, critical reflection and/ or lived experience is itself a question worth examining. Despite the vast depth and breadth of feminist research, feminist perspectives struggle to get recognized beyond the margins of the psychological discipline. All the while, some claim that feminist theory in psychology aspires to nothing less than to contribute to
feminist scholarship as a vehicle for achieving social justice. But how can the often ambivalent and contradictory relation between theory and practice as a feminist concern be bridged? We believe that to pursue this question, diverse CfP Details
feminist perspectives across a range of contexts and disciplines are necessary. This Special Issue of Theory & Psychology, therefore, invites submissions, that critically
examine the dynamic and complex relation between feminist-psychological theory and practice.