Women and Legislative Representation: Electoral Systems, Political Parties, and Sex Quotas

by Manon Tremblay

Book Overview

This book seeks to identify the factors that influence the percentage of female parliamentarians, paying particular attention to the electoral system. The author seeks to understand the third wave of democratization of political systems, through the particular perspective of female representation in parliaments.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230603785
• ISBN13: 9780230603783
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.7"