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Gender quotas and democratic participation : recruiting candidates for elective offices in Germany / Louise K. Davidson-Schmich.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davidson-Schmich, Louise K.
- Series:
- New comparative politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political participation--Germany.
- Political participation.
- Women public officers--Recruiting--Germany.
- Women public officers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Since the 1970s, quotas for female political candidates in elections have proliferated worldwide.Beyond increasing the numbers of women in high-level elected bodies and, thereby, women's political representation, advocates claim that quotas foster gender-equal participation in democracy and create female role models.
- Contents:
- Political recruitment in Germany
- Eligibles
- Aspirants
- Gatekeepers
- Candidates and elected officials
- Conclusion: a glass half full
- Appendix A: translation of survey and descriptive statistics
- Appendix B: list of interviews.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472121618
- 0472121618
- OCLC:
- 944376219
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.8137405
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