Representing Women?: Female Legislators in West European Parliaments

by Stephen J. Collier and Mercedes Mateo Diaz

This work discusses questions on political participation, representation and legitimacy in the European Union national parliaments. Three major empirical questions structure the book: What affects women's presence in parliaments?, Does the number of women in parliament have an effect? And are women in parliament representing women? Empirical evidences show that institutional reforms need a 'minimal environment' in terms of socio-economic development...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0954796640
• ISBN13: 9780954796648
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: ECPR Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"