Gender, informal institutions and political recruitment: explaining male dominance in parliamentary representation
Auteur :
Bjarnegård, E.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137545312
Date de publication :
18 févr. 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Parliaments around the world are still overwhelmingly populated by men, yet studies of male dominance are much rarer than are studies of female under-representation. In this book, men in politics are the subjects of a gendered analysis. How do men manage to hold on to positions of power despite societal trends in the opposite direction?