Gender, Institutions and Political Representation : Reproducing Male Dominance in Europe's New Democracies.
Chiva, Cristina.
Gender, Institutions and Political Representation : Reproducing Male Dominance in Europe's New Democracies. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (217 pages) - Gender and Politics Series . - Gender and Politics Series .
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 The Puzzles of Male Dominance in Central and Eastern Europe -- 1.2 Conceptualising Male Dominance -- 1.3 The Selection of the Country Case Studies -- 1.4 The Structure of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Establishing Male Dominance: Descriptive, Substantive and Symbolic Representation -- 2.1 The Actors: The Communist (Successor) Parties and the Anti-communist Opposition -- 2.2 Male Over-Representation in Transitional Settings -- 2.3 Repertoires of Symbolic Representation -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Candidate Selection and Male Dominance in Europe's New Democracies -- 3.1 Candidate Recruitment in Post-communist Europe -- 3.2 The Supply of Candidates for Legislative Office -- 3.3 Party Ideology and Male Over-representation in Politics -- 3.4 The Voters -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Reproducing Male Dominance: The Role of Incumbency -- 4.1 Incumbency in Post-communist Europe: An Overview -- 4.2 The Gendered Effects of Variation in Incumbency in Post-communist Europe -- 4.3 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Reproducing Male Dominance: The Role of Electoral Systems -- 5.1 The Electoral Systems of Post-communist Europe: An Overview -- 5.2 Mixed Versus PR Systems -- 5.3 Closed-List Versus Open-List PR -- 5.4 The Impact of Electoral System Reform -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Reproducing Male Dominance: Asymmetric Institutionalisation in New Democracies -- 6.1 Conceptualising Asymmetric Institutionalisation -- 6.2 Asymmetric Institutionalisation and the Opportunities for State Feminism -- 6.3 Asymmetric Institutionalisation and Competitive Politics -- 6.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Breaking Male Dominance: Institutional Change in New Democracies -- 7.1 Gender Quotas. 7.2 Contagion Effects -- 7.3 Party System Change -- 7.4 International Norm Diffusion -- 7.5 Women's Activism -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusions -- References -- Appendix A: Party Acronyms, Central and Eastern Europe, 1990-2016 -- Bulgaria: Party Acronyms -- Czech Republic: Party Acronyms -- Hungary: Party Acronyms -- Poland: Party Acronyms -- Romania: Party Acronyms -- Slovakia: Party Acronyms -- Appendix B: Women's Representation in the Parliaments of Central and Eastern Europe, 1990-2016 -- Women's Representation in the Bulgarian National Assembly, 1990-2014 -- Women's Representation in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, 1990-2013 -- Women's Representation in the Hungarian National Assembly, 1990-2014 -- Women's Representation in Poland's Sejm, 1991-2015 -- Women's Representation in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, 1990-2016 -- Women's Representation in the Slovak National Council, 1990-2016 -- Appendix C: A Research Note on Data Collection -- Bulgaria -- Czech Republic -- Hungary -- Poland -- Romania -- Slovakia -- References -- Index.
9781137011770
Political science-History.
Electronic books.
JN1-9692.2
305.420947
Gender, Institutions and Political Representation : Reproducing Male Dominance in Europe's New Democracies. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (217 pages) - Gender and Politics Series . - Gender and Politics Series .
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 The Puzzles of Male Dominance in Central and Eastern Europe -- 1.2 Conceptualising Male Dominance -- 1.3 The Selection of the Country Case Studies -- 1.4 The Structure of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Establishing Male Dominance: Descriptive, Substantive and Symbolic Representation -- 2.1 The Actors: The Communist (Successor) Parties and the Anti-communist Opposition -- 2.2 Male Over-Representation in Transitional Settings -- 2.3 Repertoires of Symbolic Representation -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Candidate Selection and Male Dominance in Europe's New Democracies -- 3.1 Candidate Recruitment in Post-communist Europe -- 3.2 The Supply of Candidates for Legislative Office -- 3.3 Party Ideology and Male Over-representation in Politics -- 3.4 The Voters -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Reproducing Male Dominance: The Role of Incumbency -- 4.1 Incumbency in Post-communist Europe: An Overview -- 4.2 The Gendered Effects of Variation in Incumbency in Post-communist Europe -- 4.3 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Reproducing Male Dominance: The Role of Electoral Systems -- 5.1 The Electoral Systems of Post-communist Europe: An Overview -- 5.2 Mixed Versus PR Systems -- 5.3 Closed-List Versus Open-List PR -- 5.4 The Impact of Electoral System Reform -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Reproducing Male Dominance: Asymmetric Institutionalisation in New Democracies -- 6.1 Conceptualising Asymmetric Institutionalisation -- 6.2 Asymmetric Institutionalisation and the Opportunities for State Feminism -- 6.3 Asymmetric Institutionalisation and Competitive Politics -- 6.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Breaking Male Dominance: Institutional Change in New Democracies -- 7.1 Gender Quotas. 7.2 Contagion Effects -- 7.3 Party System Change -- 7.4 International Norm Diffusion -- 7.5 Women's Activism -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusions -- References -- Appendix A: Party Acronyms, Central and Eastern Europe, 1990-2016 -- Bulgaria: Party Acronyms -- Czech Republic: Party Acronyms -- Hungary: Party Acronyms -- Poland: Party Acronyms -- Romania: Party Acronyms -- Slovakia: Party Acronyms -- Appendix B: Women's Representation in the Parliaments of Central and Eastern Europe, 1990-2016 -- Women's Representation in the Bulgarian National Assembly, 1990-2014 -- Women's Representation in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, 1990-2013 -- Women's Representation in the Hungarian National Assembly, 1990-2014 -- Women's Representation in Poland's Sejm, 1991-2015 -- Women's Representation in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, 1990-2016 -- Women's Representation in the Slovak National Council, 1990-2016 -- Appendix C: A Research Note on Data Collection -- Bulgaria -- Czech Republic -- Hungary -- Poland -- Romania -- Slovakia -- References -- Index.
9781137011770
Political science-History.
Electronic books.
JN1-9692.2
305.420947