Patriarchal Political Order The Making and Unraveling of the Gendered Participation Gap in India

"Why do women participate in politics less than men? This book examines the political participation of women in rural India to deepen our understanding of how to create an inclusive democracy. It demonstrates women can empower themselves through collectively demanding access to politics"--

About the author

Soledad Artiz Prillaman is an assistant professor of Political Science at Stanford University. She is also the faculty director of the Inclusive Democracy and Development Lab at Stanford. Prillaman specializes in comparative political economy, development, and gender, with a focus in South Asia.

Summary

Why do women participate in politics less than men? This book examines the political participation of women in rural India to deepen our understanding of how to create an inclusive democracy. It demonstrates women can empower themselves through collectively demanding access to politics.

Product details

• Authors: Soledad Artiz (Stanford University Prillaman, Soledad Artiz Prillaman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.10.2023
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9781009355759
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0935575-9
• Pages: 320
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
• Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, India, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Population & demography, Population and Demography