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"Paxton and Hughes have put together a brilliant and detailed account of the current status of women's position in politics and women's political representation across diverse countries and regions of the world." (Padmini Swaminathan The Hindu )
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Women, Politics, and Power provides a clear and detailed introduction to women’s political representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Using broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, authors Pamela Paxton and Melanie Hughes document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women’s political strength across diverse countries. There is simply no other book that offers such a thorough and multidisciplinary synthesis of research on women’s political power from around the world.
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This book is a perfect core or supplementary text for a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses such as Women and Politics; Women and Political Leadership; Gender and Power; Political Sociology; and Sociology of Women in the departments of sociology, political science, women’s studies, and international relations. (20080814)
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"Paxton and Hughes have put together a brilliant and detailed account of the current status of women's position in politics and women's political representation across diverse countries and regions of the world." (Padmini Swaminathan The Hindu )
Product Description
Women, Politics, and Power provides a clear and detailed introduction to women’s political representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Using broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, authors Pamela Paxton and Melanie Hughes document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women’s political strength across diverse countries. There is simply no other book that offers such a thorough and multidisciplinary synthesis of research on women’s political power from around the world.
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- Contains case studies from all over the world: Examples of women’s political power are provided from various countries and regions.
- Includes the latest information available on women in politics: The newest thinking in the field is presented including discussions of gender quotas, international influences, and women and war.
- Provides numerous visual descriptives: Charts, maps, and tables give visual overviews of the substantial variation in women’s access to political power around the world, the growth in women’s political power over time, and the causes of women’s political representation.
- Offers a multidisciplinary perspective: Theories and approaches are drawn from political science, sociology, women’s studies, and comparative studies.
- Situates the United States in comparative perspective: Looking at the world as a whole helps to illustrate that the U.S. is just in the "middle of the pack" in terms of women’s political representation.
Intended Audience
This book is a perfect core or supplementary text for a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses such as Women and Politics; Women and Political Leadership; Gender and Power; Political Sociology; and Sociology of Women in the departments of sociology, political science, women’s studies, and international relations. (20080814)
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electoral law quotas, constitutional quotas, political party quotas, placement mandates, quota adoption, female national leaders, party electoral lists, party magnitude, gender quotas, female state legislators, female legislators, jump countries, electing women, rice squares, female parliamentarians, legislative style, quota legislation, increasing category, substantive representation, female governors, female candidates, female politicians, relative jumps, civic skills Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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