Women, politics, and democracy in Latin America. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tomáš Došek, Flavia Freidenberg, Mariana Caminotti, Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, editors.
• Editors: Došek, Tomáš, 1984-; Freidenberg, Flavia; Caminotti, Mariana; Muñoz-Pogossian, Betilde
• Contents: 1. Women, politics, and democracy in Latin America: an introduction -- 2. Electoral quotas and beyond: strategies to promote women in politics -- 3. Critical challenges of quotas and parity in Latin America -- 4. The variation of quota designs and their origins in Latin America (1991-2015) -- 5. Challenging gender inequality within the state: policy agencies and quota laws in Latin America -- 6. Organizational repertoires for advancing women's rights: an analysis of structures, groups and policies in national legislatures in Latin America and the Caribbean -- 7. Does gender make a difference? the gender gap in Latin American politics -- 8. Presidentas Twitteras: the social media use of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Dilma Rousseff -- 9. Contributions of electoral justice to the strengthening of women's political ights: the case of Mexico in comparative perspective -- 10. Women in elections: identifying strategies to promote greater electoral competitiveness -- 11. Women and politics in Colombia: reforms, advocacy and other actions led by international development agencies (2007--2014) -- 12. Breaking concrete, glass and cash ceilings: conclusions and policy recommendations from scholars and practitioners.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (243 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 320.082/098; Political science; Women -- Political activity -- Latin America; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Politics and government; Women -- Political activity; Social Science -- Gender Studies; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Political Science -- General; Gender studies, gender groups; Political structures: democracy; Comparative politics; Sociology; Democracy; Comparative politics; Politics & government; Latin America -- Politics and government; Latin America; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781349950096; 1349950092
• Related ISBNs: 9781349950089; 1349950084
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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