| Description |
xii, 312 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Routledge research in comparative politics ; 10 |
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Routledge research in comparative politics ; 10
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| Contents |
Introduction / Drude Dahlerup -- Arguing for and against quotas : theoretical issues / Carol Bacchi -- The Nordic countries : an incremental model / Lenita Freidenvall, Drude Dahlerup and Hege Skjeie -- Latin America : the experience and the impact of quotas in Latin America / Clara Araújo and Ana Isabel García -- Sub-Saharan Africa : on the fast track to women's political representation / Aili Tripp, Dior Konate and Colleen Lowe-Morna -- The Balkans : from total rejection to gradual acceptance of gender quotas / Milica G. Antic and Sonja Lokar -- The Arab Region : women's access to the decision-making process across the Arab Nation / Gihan Abou-Zeid with the assistance of Dina Obied -- Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand : gender quotas in the context of citizenship models / Mona Lena Krook, Joni Lovenduski and Judith Squires -- South Asia : gender quotas and the politics of empowerment : a comparative study / Shirin M. Rai, Farzana Bari, Nazmunnessa Mahtab and Bidyut Mohanty -- Gender quotas in post-conflict states : East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq / Julie Ballington and Drude Dahlerup -- Indonesia : the struggle for gender quotas in the world's largest Muslim country / Cecilia Bylesjö and Francisia SSE Seda -- Affirmative action at the IPU / Kareen Jabre -- Electoral quotas : frequency and effectiveness / Richard E. Matland -- Conclusion / Drude Dahlerup |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Women -- Political activity -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Women -- Suffrage -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Political participation -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Representative government and representation -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Elections -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Democracy -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Author |
Dahlerup, Drude.
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| LC no. |
2005012587 |
| ISBN |
0415375495 hardback alkaline paper |
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