Sex, gender and the Conservative Party : from Iron Lady to Kitten Heels /

Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party provides a comprehensive gendered analysis of the contemporary UK Conservative Party. The modernization of the Conservative Party under David Cameron's leadership has garnered much comment. However, scholars have rarely considered the role of feminization...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Childs, Sarah, 1969-
Other Authors: Webb, Paul, 1959 April 15-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Conservative Party (Great Britain)
Women legislators > Great Britain.
Women > Political activity > Great Britain.
Femmes > ActivitĐe politique > Grande-Bretagne.
Political parties > c 2000 to c 2010 > United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies > c 2000 to c 2010 > United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Gender studies: women > c 2000 to c 2010 > United Kingdom, Great Britain.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Leadership.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Politics and Government.
Women legislators
Women > Political activity
Great Britain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction¨-- PART I: WOMEN'S POLITICAL REPRESENTATION
  • Conservatism, Representation and Feminization
  • PARTÏI:ẄOMEN'S DESCRIPTIVE REPRESENTATION¨-- Women Members and the Party's Women's Organizations
  • Conservative Legislative Recruitment
  • Reforming Parliamentary Selection: Party Change, Parliamentarian and Party Member Attitudes
  • PARTÏII: WOMEN'S SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION¨-- Party Member Attitudes and Women's Policy (By and For Women?)
  • Sex, Gender and Parliamentary Behaviour in the 2005 Parliament
  • PARTÏV: FEMINIZATION AND PARTY STRATEGY
  • Feminization and Party Cohesion
  • Feminization and the Electorate
  • Conclusion
  • Methods Appendix
  • References
  • Index.

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