Gender, Institutions and Political Representation Reproducing Male Dominance in Europe's New Democracies /

This book traces the struggles over the institutions of political representation in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on the factors that have held women back over the post-communist period, as well as on the growing evidence for change throughout the region. Post-communist Europe has long raised...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chiva, Cristina (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Gender and Politics,
Subjects:
Europe-Politics and government.
Identity politics.
Comparative politics.
ISBN:9781137011770
ISSN:2662-5814
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Establishing Male Dominance: Descriptive, Substantive and Symbolic Representation
  • Candidate Selection and Male Dominance in Europe's New Democracies
  • Reproducing Male Dominance: the Role of Incumbency
  • Reproducing Male Dominance: the Role of Electoral Systems
  • Reproducing Male Dominance: Asymmetric Institutionalisation in New Democracies
  • Breaking Male Dominance: Institutional Change and Political Representation
  • Conclusions.

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