Equal Representation Without Legislation - Gender, Power, and Institutions in Sweden

This book traces the path to equal representation between women and men in elected bodies, with a special focus on candidate selection process and the implementation of special measures such as party quotas.

List of contents

Introduction: What Can We Learn From Sweden? / 1. Theoretical Framework and Methodology / 2. Women's Political Representation in Sweden, Part 1: From "The Obligatory Woman" to "the Female Minority" 1971-1991 / 3. Women's Political Representation in Sweden, Part 2: "Every Other One for the Ladies" 1991-2014 / 4. Gender and Candidate Selection in 2002 and 2010 / 5. Gender and Candidate Selection in 2014: the Sweden Democrats and The Feminist Initiative / 6. What this Means for Feminist Institutionalist Perspectives in a Wider Context / 7. Conclusion

About the author

Lenita Freidenvall is Senior Lecturer of Political Science at Stockholm University. She is the Co-Director of the Women in Politics Research Network and has published a number of articles on political representation and gender quotas in the International Feminist Journal of Politics. She was Committee Secretary of the Committee on the Labour Market and Secretary of the Speaker's Reference Group on Gender Equality Issues, Swedish Parliament 2009-2014.

Summary

This book traces this path to equal representation between women and men in elected bodies, with a special focus on candidate selection process and the implementation of special measures such as party quotas.

Product details

• Authors: Lenita Freidenvall
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781786602060
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-206-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Feminist Institutionalist Pers; Feminist Institutionalist Perspectives; Feminist Institutionalist Perspectives; Feminist Institutionalist Pers
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Feminism and feminist theory