Politics of Presence - Political Representation of Gender Race and Ethnicity

Zusatztext Is the latest! thoughtful contribution in Anne Phillips's ongoing enquiry into issues of equality! gender and democracy ... Phillips's conclusions are always justifiedly tentative ... an excellent contribution to democratic theory. Klappentext One of the most hotly-contested debates in contemporary democracy revolves around issues of political presence! and whether the fair representation of disadvantaged groups requires their presence in elected assemblies. In this innovative contribution -- which draws upon debates about gender quotas in Europe! minority voting rights in the USA! and the multi-layered politics of inclusion in Canada -- the author argues that the politics of ideas is an inadequate vehicle for dealing with political exclusion. Zusammenfassung This study, in the celebrated Oxford Political Theory series, provides a ground-breaking contribution to the widespread and controversial debate about how women, ethnic minorities, and other disadvantaged groups should be represented in politics. 1. From a Politics of Ideas to a Politics of Presence?; 2. Political Equality and Fair Representation; 3. Quotas for Women; 4. Race-Conscious Districting in the USA; 5. Canada and the Politics of Inclusion; 6. Deliberation, Accountability, and Interest; 7. Loose Ends and Larger Ambitions

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• Authors: Anne Phillips, Anne (Professor of Politics Phillips, Revd Dr Anne Phillips
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1998
• EAN: 9780198294153
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829415-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Oxford Political Theory; Oxford Political Theory (Paper; Oxford Political Theory (Paper; Oxford Political Theory
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Amerika, Canada, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Politics / Current Events, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian, Political structures: democracy, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Elections & referenda, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Social discrimination and social justice