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Record Nr.

UNINA9910670901403321

Titolo

Gendered institutions and women's political representation in Africa / / edited by Diana Højlund Madsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2021

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021

ISBN

0-7556-3782-8

1-913441-19-9

1-913441-17-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Africa now

Disciplina

320.082/096

324

Soggetti

Women - Political activity - Africa

Representative government and representation - Africa

Equality - Government policy - Africa

Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. Feminist Institutionalism, Women's Representation and State Capture: The South African Case -- 2. Confronting the Double Bind Dilemma in the Representation of Female Politicians in Zimbabweans Newspapers 2000-2018 -- 3. Party Primary Candidate Nomination Institutions and their Influence on Nomination of Women as Party Candidates in Parliamentary Elections in Malawi -- 4. 'Inspiring a Revolution': Women's Central Role in Tanzanian Institutions, Independence and Beyond -- 5. Experiences of Gender Equality Legislation in Kenya: The Role of Institutions and Actors -- 6. Women's Political Representation and Institutions in Nigeria ? Historical Perspectives -- 7. Affirmative Action in Ghana? Male Arguments and Institutional Inertia -- 8. Candidate Training Programmes in Africa? Experiences of Letsema in Botswana 2013 - 2019 -- Concluding Remarks.

Sommario/riassunto

Empirically-based analyses of the intricate dynamics of the formal and informal institutions influencing women's political representation in



Africa.