Includes bibliographical references and index.

Transnational translations of global rhetoric into local realities -- Patterns and strategies of global-domestic interactions -- Mapping advocacy in European Union multilevel governance -- Embedded networks and transnational advocacy -- The soft approach to zero tolerance : normative discourses on violence against women -- Conditionality and coercion : the accession process and combating violence against women -- Building networks, building capacity : the Daphne program -- Domestic development : legislation, programs, and attitudes -- Future prospects for eradicating violence against women -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.