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The impact of gender quotas / Susan Franceschet, Mona Lena Krook, and Jennifer M. Piscopo, editors

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, c2012Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (x, 256 p.)) : illISBN:
  • 9781280594632
  • 1280594632
  • 9780199830107
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780199830084 | 9780199830091 | 1280594608 | Erscheint auch als: The impact of gender quotas. Druck-Ausgabe. Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2012. X, 256 S.DDC classification:
  • 324.082
LOC classification:
  • HQ1236
Online resources: Summary: The Impact of Gender Quotas is a theory-building and comparative exercise in elaborating concepts commonly used to analyze the broad impacts of gender quotas. Using a conceptual framework based upon descriptive, substantive and symbolic dimensions of representation, the book presents case studies from twelve countries in Western Europe, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia.Summary: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Conceptualizing the Impact of Gender Quotas -- Part One: Descriptive Representation -- 2. Parity and Legislative Competence in France -- 3. Gender and Political Backgrounds in Argentina -- 4. Quotas and Qualifications in Uganda -- 5. Reserved Seats, Patriarchy, and Patronage in Morocco -- Part Two: Substantive Representation -- 6. Labels and Mandates in the United Kingdom -- 7. Policy Priorities and Women's Double Bind in Brazil -- 8. Party Centralization and Debate Conditions in South Africa -- 9. Collective Identities, Institutions, Security, and State Building in Afghanistan -- Part Three: Symbolic Representation -- 10. Paradoxes in the Meaning of Quotas in Belgium -- 11. Political Engagement and Democratic Legitimacy in Mexico -- 12. Women's Empowerment and Cultural Change in Rwanda -- 13. Politics as a Male Domain and Empowerment in India -- Conclusion -- 14. Themes and Implications for Future Research on Gender Quotas -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.PPN: PPN: 809670720Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PQE
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