The Symbolic Representation of Gender: A Discursive Approach

by Emanuela Lombardo

Book Overview

What is symbolic representation? Since Hanna Pitkin's seminal The Concept of Representation, the symbolic has been the least studied dimension of political representation. Innovatively adopting a discursive approach, this book - the first full-length treatment of symbolic representation - focuses on gender issues to tackle important questions such as: What are women and men symbols of, and how is gender constructed in policy discourse? It studies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138274755
• ISBN13: 9781138274754
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"