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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456096503321

Autore

Krook Mona Lena

Titolo

Quotas for women in politics [[electronic resource] ] : gender and candidate selection reform worldwide / / Mona Lena Krook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-19-045386-9

1-282-40280-3

9786612402807

0-19-974526-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Disciplina

320.082

Soggetti

Women - Political activity - Statistics

Women politicians - Statistics

Women - Political activity

Women politicians

Politics and Government

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2009.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction to Gender Quotas; 2. The Adoption of Gender Quotas; 3. The Implementation of Gender Quotas; 4. Reserved Seats in Pakistan and India; 5. Party Quotas in Sweden and the United Kingdom; 6. Legislative Quotas in Argentina and France; 7. Conclusions and Directions for Future Research; APPENDIX; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, political parties and national legislatures in more than 100 countries have adopted quotas for the selection of female candidates to political office. This book addresses quotas as a global phenomenon in order to provide greater analytical leverage in explaining their spread and impact around the world.