Contagious representation women's political representation in democracies around the world

"Women's participation in parliaments, high courts, and executive offices worldwide has reached record high numbers, but this global increase in women's representation masks significant variation among different democratic political systems. For example, in December of 2009, Rwanda�...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thames, Frank (-)
Otros Autores: Williams, Margaret S. (Margaret Susan)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press 2013.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30870586*spi
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  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Women's Political Participation and the Influence of Contagion; 2 Understanding Women's Legislative Representation; 3 Women and the Executive; 4 Gender and Cross-National Courts; 5 Contagion and the Adoption of Voluntary Party Quotas; 6 Contagion and the Adoption of National Quotas; 7 Conclusion: Why Contagion Matters; Appendix 1: Cases in Legislative Analysis; Appendix 2: Cases in Executive Analysis; Appendix 3: Female Executives by Country; Appendix 4: Cases in Courts Analysis; Appendix 5: Parties with Quotas.
  • Appendix 6: Cases in Voluntary Party Quota AnalysisAppendix 7: National Quotas; Appendix 8: Cases in National Quota Analysis; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Z; About the Authors.