Joseph F. Zimmerman

Electoral Systems in Comparative Perspective (eBook, PDF)

Their Impact on Women and Minorities

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Produktbeschreibung

This comparative study of electoral procedures, trends, and key issues is the first to deal with the representation of women and minorities around the world. Wilma Rule and Joseph Zimmerman have brought together an international team of scholars who show why there is gross underrepresentation of women and minorities internationally and who analyze the cultural, socio-economic, and political barriers to their future electoral successes. The scholars describe the current situation in 20 countries in various regions and point to ways for women and minorities to enhance positions politically. This text is intended for courses in comparative politics, political parties and elections, women in politics, and minority politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 1994
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313036255
• Artikelnr.: 37817267

Autorenporträt

JOSEPH F. ZIMMERMAN is Professor of Political Science at the State University of New York in Albany. His many books include parative Electoral Systemseenwood, 1994), temporary American Federalismaeger, 1992), and ticipatory Democracyaeger, 1986).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface The Underrepresentation Problem Equity in Representation for Women
and Minorities by Joseph F. Zimmerman Parliaments of, by, and for the
People: Except for Women? by Wilma Rule Minorities Represented and
Unrepresented by Matthew S. Shugart Europe and the United States Comparing
Political Opportunities in Great Britain and Ireland by Enid Lakeman
Norway: Achieving World-Record Woman's Representation in Government by Jill
Bystydzienski The German Personalized Proportional Representation System: A
Barrier to Women? by Beate Hoecker The Impact of the French Electoral
System on Women and Minorities by Kay Lawson and Miriam Feldblum Soviet
Political Arrangements: The Representation of Women and Minorities by Carol
Nechemias The Underrepresentation of Women and Minorities in Elective
Office in the United States by Joseph F. Zimmerman The Middle East and
Africa The Israeli Electoral System by Avraham Brichta and Yael Brichta
Women and Electoral Politics in Arab States by As'ad AbuKalil Namibia: The
Last African Colony's First Election by P.J.J.S. Potgieter Asia "Woman
Power" in Japan's 1989 Upper House Election by Theodore McNelly Electoral
Systems and Women's Representation in Taiwan: The Impact of the
Reserved-Seat System by Bih-Er Chou and Janet Clark Women in the South
Korean Electoral System by R. Darcy and Chong-Min Hyun The Impact of the
Philippine Electoral System on Women and Minorities by Linda Richter Latin
America, Australia, and New Zealand Argentina: The (No) Ceteris Paribus
Case by N. Guillermo Molinelli Women and Politics in Brazil: Legislative
Elections by Fanny Tabak The Representation of Women and Minorities in the
National Legislatures of Costa Rica and Nicaragua by Michelle A.
Saint-Germain Representation of Women and Ethnic Minorities in the
Parliaments of Australia and New Zealand by Joan Rydon Enhancing the
Election Prospects of Women and Minorities Beating the Law of Minority
Attrition by Rein Taagepera Selected Bibliography Index