Women and legislative representation : electoral systems, political parties, and sex quotas

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Women and legislative representation : electoral systems, political parties, and sex quotas

edited by Manon Tremblay

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

Rev. and updated

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-283) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This book seeks to identify the factors that influence the percentage of female parliamentarians, paying particular attention to the electoral system. The author seeks to understand the third wave of democratization of political systems, through the particular perspective of female representation in parliaments.

目次

  • PART I: MAJOITARIAN SYSTEMS Uganda: Reserved Seats for Women MPs: Affirmative Action for the National Women's Movement or the National Resistance Movement
  • G.Bauer United Kingdom: The Mother of All Parliaments: Westminster's Male Face
  • S.Childs, R.Campbell & J.Lovenduski United States of America: Feminist Society, Paternalist Politics: How the Electoral System Affects Women's Representation in the United States Congress
  • D.T.Studlar Afghanistan: From Misogynist Theocracy to Gender-Inclusive Democracy?
  • A.Fleschenberg France: The Single Member District System: The Hidden Bonus for Notables
  • M.Sineau Australia: Early Promise Unfulfilled: The Electoral Representation of Women in Australia
  • I.McAllister PART II: PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION South Africa: Challenging Traditional Thinking on Electoral Systems
  • H.E.Britton Spain: Women in Parliament: The Effectiveness of Quotas
  • C.Valiente Belgium: The Collateral Damage of Electoral System Design
  • P.Meier Ireland: STV: A Gender-Proportional System?
  • Y.Galligan Peru: Success Under Open List PR: The Election of Women to the Congress
  • G.Schmidt PART III: MIXED-MEMBER SYSTEMS Mexico: Mas Mujeres? Mexico's Mixed-Member Electoral System
  • M.Minojosa New Zealand: Gendering Parliamentary Representation: A Mixed System Producing Mixed Results
  • J.Curtin Hungary: The Impact of Early Party Consolidation on Female Representation and the Mixed Electoral System
  • G.Ilonszk Japan: Societal, Electoral, and Party Explanations for the Low Representation of Women in the House of Representatives
  • R.Christensen Conclusion

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