Gender and political recruitment : theorizing institutional change /

Political parties can make or break women's attempts to stand for political office, yet there have been surprisingly few systematic studies into the 'secret garden' of political recruitment. This book investigates this under-researched area, bringing together insights from feminist an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kenny, Meryl
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2013.
Series:Gender and politics.
Subjects:
Women political candidates > Scotland > Case studies.
Women > Political activity > Scotland > Case studies.
Political parties.
Sex role > Political aspects.
Candidates (Élections) > Écosse > Études de cas.
Femmes > Activité politique > Écosse > Études de cas.
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect politique.
Central government.
Political science & theory.
Comparative politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Politics and Government.
Political parties
Sex role > Political aspects
Women > Political activity
Women political candidates
Central > national > federal government > United States of America, USA.
Political science & theory > United States of America, USA.
Comparative politics > United States of America, USA.
Political parties > United States of America, USA.
Scotland
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Gender, Institutions and Political Recruitment
  • 3. A Feminist Institutionalist Approach
  • 4. Political Recruitment in Post-Devolution Scotland
  • 5. Breaking With the Past? The Case of the Labour Party
  • 6. The Story of a Selection
  • 7. Applying a Feminist Institutionalist Lens
  • 8. Rethinking Political Recruitment.

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