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Many of the articles have the advantage of utilizing very up-to-date case study materials that address a range of important contemporary issues. In combination with the clear and accessible style of the volume, it means that this collection will be invaluable for teaching. Informationen zum Autor Karen Ross, Reader in Mass Communication and Director, Centre for Communication, Culture and Media Studies, Coventry University Klappentext This report offers a range of perspectives on the role of women in formal politics in a variety of political contexts, from mature to more emergent democratic systems. The wide geographical range - from Africa to Europe, from China to Australia - is a significant strength of the book, as is the diversity of its methodological approaches and techniques. Zusammenfassung Women, Politics, and Change offers a range of perspectives on the role of women in formal politics in a variety of political contexts, from mature to more emergent democratic systems. The wide geographical range - from Africa to Europe, from China to Australia - is a significant strength of the book, as is the diversity of its methodological approaches and techniques. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section 1: Questions of representation: the theory/practice gap The representation of women: meaning and make-believe Does size matter? Critical mass and New Zealand's women MPs Women's political participation in China: struggling to hold up half the sky Maintaining a balance: the retention of women MSPs Mainstreaming in Westminster and Whitehall: from Labour's Ministry for Women to the Women's Unit Section 2: Gender and effect: the impact of women in politics Women and constitutional change in Scotland and Northern Ireland The 'femocrat' strategy: expanding the repertoire of feminist activists Developing democracy in Kosova: from grassroots to government Women and politics in Africa: the case of Uganda Competing interests: democracy, Islamification and women politicians in Iran 'All the time his wife': portrayals of First Ladies in the Israeli press Section 3: Straight-talking: women politicians talk out experience Hitting the target: are Labour women MPs 'acting for' women? One step forward, two steps back? Women in the two main political parties in Wales Invisible women: the politcal roles of Unionist and Loyalist women in contemporary Northern Ireland Women in the European Parliament Women's place in 'male' space: gender and effect in parliamentary contexts ...
