Adriana Piatti-Crocker, Gregory D. Schmidt, Clara Araujo

Gender Quotas in South America's Big Three

National and Subnational Impacts

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book uses case studies of Argentina, Brazil, and Peru to examine the impact of gender quotas in Latin American politics. Through careful analysis of electoral data it sheds light on issues of interest to policymakers and scholars in the fields of comparative politics, electoral studies, Latin American politics, and women and politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 507g
• ISBN-13: 9781498500166
• ISBN-10: 1498500161
• Artikelnr.: 47706294

Autorenporträt

Adriana Piatti-Crocker is associate professor of political science at the University of Illinois, Springfield. Gregory D. Schmidt is professor of political science at the University of Texas at El Paso. Clara Araújo is professor and researcher at the Graduate Program in Social Sciences at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Gender, Descriptive Representation, and Legislative Behavior in
Post-Quota Argentina 2. Gendered Policies in the Argentine Provinces: A
Showcase of Uneven Implementation 3. Electoral Quotas at the National Level
in Brazil: An Arduous Road to Nowhere? 4. Quotas at Subnational Levels in
Brazil: More Dead-End Roads? 5. Quotas in Peruvian Congressional Elections:
Success under Open List Proportional Representation 6. Quotas in Peruvian
Municipal and Regional Elections: Accidental Success in Majoritarian
Systems 7. Ballot Structure and Regional Context: A Comparison of Lima and
the Provinces