gender and candidate selection reform worldwide
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Krook, Mona Lena
- Publish Year
- 2010
- Shelfmark
- WER 6 2009 - B
- Thesaurus
- quota, politieke participatie, politieke partijen, politici, Pakistan, India, Zweden, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Frankrijk, Argentinië, statistiek
- Description
- This book addresses quotas as a global phenomenon to explain their impact in diverse contexts around the world. It is organized around two sets of questions. First, why are quotas adopted? Which actors are involved in quota campaigns, and why do they support or oppose quota measures? Second, what effects do quotas have on existing patterns of political representation? Are these provisions sufficient for bringing more women into politics? Or, does their impact depend on other features of the broader political context? This book develops a framework for analyzing the spread of quota provisions and the reasons for variations in their effects.