Women's access to political power in post-communist Europe / edited by Richard E. Matland and Kathleen A. Montgomery.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Matland, Richard E.

Montgomery, Kathleen A.

Series:

Gender and politics.

Gender and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--Europe, Eastern.

Women.

Women--Political activity--Europe, Central.

Women--Europe, Eastern--Social conditions.

Women--Europe, Central--Social conditions.

Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-.

Europe, Eastern.

Europe, Central--Politics and government--1989-.

Europe, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (394 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

These essays examine women's political representation in Eastern Europe, particularly since the fall of the Berlin Wall. In addition to shedding light on the democratization of Eastern Europe, the volume explores a range of theories of democratic representation.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Recruiting Women to National Legislatures: A General Framework with Applications to Post-Communist Democracies""; ""3. Popular Support for Electing Women in Eastern Europe""; ""4. Women's Representation in Germany: A Comparison of East and West""; ""5. Women in Lithuanian Politics: From Nomenklatura Selection to Representation""

""6. Weak Mobilization, Hidden Majoritarianism, and Resurgence of the Right: A Recipe for Female Under-Representation in Hungary""""7. Women and Political Representation in Contemporary Ukraine""; ""8. Electoral Systems and Women's Representation: The Strange Case of Russia""; ""9. Women in Russian Regional Assemblies: Losing Ground""; ""10. Establishing a Machocracy: Women and Elections in Macedonia (1990�8)""; ""11. Women in the Polish Sejm: Political Culture and Party Politics versus Electoral Rules""; ""12. Czech Political Parties Prefer Male Candidates to Female Votes""

""13. Factors Influencing Women's Presence in Slovene Parliament""""14. Croatia's Leap towards Political Equality: Rules and Players""; ""15. Women's Legislative Representation in Post-Communist Bulgaria""; ""16. Women's Representation in Post-Communist Europe""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-362) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-160196-9

1-281-19058-6

1-4294-2133-9

0-19-152992-3

9786611190583

OCLC:

427508911