Women Who Only Serve Chai - Gender Quotas, Reservations and Proxies in India

This book investigates the experiences of women city councilors in India. It follows the careers of women in Jaipur, Rajasthan, who were brought into public office through a gender quota instituted over two decades ago.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1 Parshad-patis and proxies
2 No quick fixes
3 The parshad-patis
4 Demanding a place
5 Entrenched obstacles
6 Moving forward
Index

About the author

Brian Turnbull is a faculty member at the University of South Florida in the Department of Sociology, USA, with interdisciplinary interests in democratic representation, gender and politics, South Asian politics, and qualitative methodology. He has primarily conducted research on the use of gender quotas to improve representational equality in the global South, but he has also published on authoritarian consolidation and qualitative methodologies in the field. He teaches comparative politics and coordinates student internships for the department. He enjoys preparing students for their careers and post-university work by encouraging the development of communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. He received his PhD in political science with focuses in comparative politics and international relations from the University of Kansas, USA. Prior, he received his MA in security studies from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C, USA.

Summary

This book investigates the experiences of women city councilors in India. It follows the careers of women in Jaipur, Rajasthan, who were brought into public office through a gender quota instituted over two decades ago.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Turnbull, Turnbull Brian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032271231
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227123-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Law / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Political campaigning & advertising, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Political campaigning and advertising, Gender studies: women and girls, Elections & referenda, Regional government law, Local government law, Elections and referenda / suffrage