Why aren't they there? : the political representation of women, ethnic groups and issue positions in legislatures / Didier Ruedin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruedin, Didier, 1979-

Series:

ECPR monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Representative government and representation.

Legislative bodies.

Women--Political activity.

Women.

Women--Legal status, laws, etc.

Ethnic groups--Political activity.

Ethnic groups.

Ethnic groups--Legal status, laws, etc.

Physical Description:

186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Political representation of women, ethnic groups and issue positions in legislatures

Place of Publication:

Colchester : ECPR Press, 2013.

Summary:

Why Aren't They There? comparatively analyzes the representation of women over time and presents a critical view of the effectiveness of quotas. Incorporating new research on ethnic groups in legislatures, the text takes a significant step forward in the study of political representation and systematically examines issue positions in eight policy domains. It examines aspects that are not broached in studies focusing solely on a single form of representation. The result is a comprehensive understanding of political representation that leads to significant, policy-relevant insights on electoral engineering.

Contents:

Political representation: a framework

The representation of women

The representation of ethnic groups

The representation of issue positions

The relationship between different forms of representation

Political representation between institutions and cultural attitudes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-172) and index.

ISBN:

0955820391

9780955820397

OCLC:

837178112

Publisher Number:

99961643674