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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Kittilson, Miki Caul
Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie A.
Titre(s) : The gendered effects of electoral institutions [Texte imprimé] : political engagement and participation / Miki Caul Kittilson, Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer
Publication : Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-175 p.) : tabl., graph. ; 24 cm
Collection : Comparative politics
Lien à la collection : Comparative European politics (Oxford)
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [153]-165. Index
Le site d'Oxford University Press indique : "In most countries around the world, women
continue to lag behind men in an array of political orientations and activities. Understanding
why this is the case and why some countries have been more successful than others
at moderating gender gaps in political involvement is imperative for producing stronger
and more representative democracies. Cultural, socioeconomic, and political factors
explain some of the gender gaps in political involvement, but not all of them. In
this book, the authors argue that electoral institutions attenuate gender gaps in
mass political engagement and participation by drawing women, an 'undertapped' constituency,
into the democratic process. Using cross-national and country-specific analyses, the
authors show that electoral institutions play a complementary and significant role
in reducing gender gaps in political involvement. The cross-national analyses draw
on comparative survey data from a wide range and large number of countries. The case
studies draw out the processes underlying changes in political attitudes and behaviors
with evidence from four country studies: New Zealand, Russia, France, and Uruguay.
All four countries have altered their electoral institutions, either through large-scale
reform of the electoral system itself or adopting gender quotas, allowing the authors
to examine patterns of political involvement pre- and post-reform. The book finds
that inclusive electoral systems that produce more proportional electoral outcomes
have larger effects on women's political engagement and participation than on men's.
Gender quotas also mediate women's engagement and participation, but to a lesser degree.
On the whole, the book concludes that electoral rules designed to promote social inclusion
in parliament are critical for promoting social group inclusion among the electorate.
Comparative Politics is a series for students, teachers, and researchers of political
science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books
in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological
rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political
Research. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu. The Comparative Politics Series
is edited by Professor David M. Farrell, School of Politics and International Relations,
University College Dublin, Kenneth Carty, Professor of Political Science, University
of British Columbia, and Professor Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Institute of Political Science,
Philipps University, Marburg."
Sujet(s) : Femmes et politique
Genre ou forme : Études comparatives
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199608607 (hbk). - ISBN 0199608601 (hbk)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43726162s
Notice n° :
FRBNF43726162
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