Gender, politics and institutions : towards a feminist institutionalism /

Political institutions profoundly shape political life and are also gendered. This groundbreaking collection synthesises new institutionalism and gendered analysis using a new approach - feminist institutionalism - in order to answer crucial questions about power inequalities, mechanisms of continui...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Krook, Mona Lena, Mackay, Fiona
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Gender and politics (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Subjects:
Feminist theory.
Women > Political activity.
Sex discrimination against women.
Public administration > Social aspects.
Théorie féministe.
Femmes > Activité politique.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes.
Administration publique (Science) > Aspect social.
Public administration.
Comparative politics.
Feminism & feminist theory.
Political structure & processes.
Political science & theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Executive Branch.
Politics and Government.
Feminist theory
Public administration > Social aspects
Sex discrimination against women
Women > Political activity
Förvaltning > sociala aspekter.
Feministisk teori.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Gender, Politics, and Institutions; 2 Gender and Institutions of Political Recruitment: Candidate Selection in Post-Devolution Scotland; 3 Discursive Strategies for Institutional Reform: Gender Quotas in Sweden and France; 4 Gendered Institutions and Women's Substantive Representation: Female Legislators in Argentina and Chile; 5 Gendering the Institutional Reform of the Welfare State: Germany, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.

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