New Labour's women MPs : women representing women /

Drawing on interviews with over half of new Labour women MPs, Sarah Childs reveals how the women experienced being MPs, and explores whether they acted for and like women - in constituencies, in Parliament and in government.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Childs, Sarah, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Temas:
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Since 1997
Women > Political activity > Great Britain.
Women legislators > Great Britain > Interviews.
Women > Great Britain > Social conditions.
Representative government and representation > Great Britain.
Femmes > Activité politique > Grande-Bretagne.
Femmes > Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales.
Gouvernement représentatif > Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Women in politics > Great Britain.
Women legislators > Great Britain.
Politics and government
Representative government and representation.
Women legislators.
Women > Political activity.
Women > Social conditions.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1997-
Great Britain.
Interviews.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • ch. 2. Women's political representation
  • ch. 3. Women's numerical representation
  • ch. 4. Symbolic and descriptive representation
  • ch. 5. Substantive representation
  • ch. 6. Women's substantive representation in the constituency
  • ch. 7. Substantively representing women in Parliament
  • ch. 8. The New Labour women MPs' loyalty (with Philip Cowley)
  • ch. 9. The women's minister and the substantive representation of women
  • ch. 10. A feminized style of politics?
  • ch. 11. Conclusion : theorizing women making a difference.

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