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Women's access to political power in post-communist Europe [electronic resource] / edited by Richard E. Matland and Kathleen A. Montgomery

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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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1 online resource (xxiii, 369 pages) : illustrations
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Matland, Richard E. and Montgomery, Kathleen A.
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction / Kathleen A. Montgomery -- 2.Recruiting Women to National Legislatures: A General Framework with Applications to Post-Communist Democracies / Kathleen A. Montgomery / Richard E. Matland -- 3.Popular Support for Electing Women in Eastern Europe / Beth Stark / Sue Thomas / Clyde Wilcox -- 4.Women's Representation in Germany: A Comparison of East and West / Joanne Bay Brzinski -- 5.Women in Lithuanian Politics: From Nomenklatura Selection to Representation / Algis Krupavicius / Irmina Matonyte -- 6.Weak Mobilization, Hidden Majoritarianism, and Resurgence of the Right: A Recipe for Female Under-Representation in Hungary / Gabriella Ilonszki / Kathleen A. Montgomery -- 7.Women and Political Representation in Contemporary Ukraine / Sarah Birch -- 8.Electoral Systems and Women's Representation: The Strange Case of Russia / Robert G. Moser -- 9.Women in Russian Regional Assemblies: Losing Ground / Dawn Nowacki -- 10.Establishing a Machocracy: Women and Elections in Macedonia (1990-8) / Karolina Ristova -- 11.Women in the Polish Sejm: Political Culture and Party Politics versus Electoral Rules / Renata Siemienska -- 12.Czech Political Parties Prefer Male Candidates to Female Votes / Steven Saxonberg -- 13.Factors Influencing Women's Presence in Slovene Parliament / Milica G. Antic -- 14.Croatia's Leap towards Political Equality: Rules and Players / Josip Glaurdic -- 15.Women's Legislative Representation in Post-Communist Bulgaria / Tatiana Kostadinova -- 16.Women's Representation in Post-Communist Europe / Richard E. Matland.
Summary
These essays examine women's political representation in Eastern Europe, particularly since the fall of the Berlin Wall. In addition to shedding light on the democratization of Eastern Europe, the volume explores a range of theories of democratic representation.
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9780191601965 (ebook)
0191601969 (ebook)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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