Dialogue is an idealised and endemic feature of modern democratic politics. So often contrasted with the monological dictations of imperialism, ethnocentrism and patriarchy, dialogue, with its potential for inclusivity, representation and political transformation, has become one of the most passionately discussed topics in social and political theory. However, while dialogue is promoted by its supporters as a pluralising force capable of accommodating the moral disagreement inevitable in every sphere of human society, its promise is widely and vehemently challenged. As the authors within this book demonstrate, there are conflicting views on the role that dialogue should play in politics. How are we to determine the principles upon which the dialogical exchange should take place? How should we think of ourselves as interlocutors? Should we associate dialogue with the desire for consensus? How should we determine decision-making? What are the gender dynamics of dialogical politics and how much do they matter? The purpose of this book is to bring together leading scholars to consider these questions anew from their various areas of expertise. Some challenge and reinterpret classic debates relating to gender and dialogical politics, while others introduce new conceptualisations. And while the authors display a range of analytic devices, as the title suggests, ‘gender’ is the context for their enquiry and provides fertile ground for exploration. What is more, inventive interpretations of works by, for example, Jürgen Habermas, Seyla Benhabib, Judith Butler, Georg Hegel, Friedrich Nietzsche, Iris Young, Charles Taylor, Carol Gilligan, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Georgia Warnke, Charles Larmore and John Dryzek are presented throughout.