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Informationen zum Autor Drude Dahlerup Klappentext Although highly controversial, electoral gender quotas have been introduced in more than fifty countries around the world to improve women's representation in national parliaments and political parties. "Women, Quotas and Politics" offers the first global comparative analysis of the new trend to introduce gender quotas in public elections in order to achieve gender balance in political institutions. This book presents cutting-edge research about the discursive controversies and actual implementation processes in countries with quota provisions. Providing a quantitative and qualitative assessment of these quotas in a variety of political systems, from developing nations and new democracies to established democracies, the contributors evaluate how they have been implemented; where these quotas have succeeded and failed; and how they can contribute to the political empowerment of women. Making an important contribution to our knowledge about gender politics worldwide, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of democracy, policy-making, comparative politics and gender studies. Zusammenfassung This is the first study of the controversial new trends of gender quotas now emerging in global politics, presenting a comprehensive overview of changes in women’s parliamentary representation across the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I 1. Introduction 2. Arguing for and against quotas: theoretical issues Part II: Regional Chapters 3. The Nordic Countries: An incremental model 4. Latin America: The experience and the impact of quotas in Latin America 5. Sub-Saharan Africa: On the Fast Track to Women’s Political Representation 6. The Balkans: From total rejection to gradual acceptance of gender quotas 7. The Arab Region: Women's Access to the Decision-Making Process Across the Arab Nation 8. Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand: Gender Quotas in the Context of Citizenship Models 9. South Asia: Gender Quotas and the Politics of Empowerment : A comparative study Part III: Short Case Studies 10. Gender Quotas in Post-Conflict States: East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq 11. Indonesia: The struggle for gender quotas in the world’s largest Muslim country 12. Affirmative action at the IPU Part IV: Concluding Chapters 13. Electoral Quotas: Frequency and Effectiveness 14. Conclusion ...
