Women and British Party Politics: Descriptive, Substantive and Symbolic Representation

by Sarah Childs

Book Overview

Women and British Party Politics examines the characteristics of women's participation at the mass and elite level in contemporary British politics; as voters, party members and elected representatives respectively. It explores what this means for ideas about, and the practice of, descriptive, substantive and symbolic representation. The main focus is on the feminization of British party politics - the integration of women into formal political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415366828
• ISBN13: 9780415366823
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"