Women and Power in Africa: Aspiring, Campaigning, and Governing

by Melanie Phillips

Women and Power in Africa: Aspiring, Campaigning, and Governing examines women's experiences in African politics as aspirants to public office, as candidates in election campaigns, and as elected representatives. Part I evaluates women's efforts to become party candidates in four African countries: Benin, Ghana, Malawi, and Zambia. The chapters draw on a variety of methods, including extensive interviews with women candidates, to describe and assess...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192898078
• ISBN13: 9780192898074
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"