Description
| Product ID: | 9781913441210 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Africa Now |
| Title: | Gendered Institutions and Women’s Political Representation in Africa |
| Authors: | Author: Diana Højlund Madsen |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies, gender groups, Political structure and processes, Political structure & processes, Africa |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Empirically-based analyses of the intricate dynamics of the formal and informal institutions influencing women’s political representation in Africa. During the course of the past three decades efforts of democratisation and institutional reforms have characterised the African continent, including demands for gender equality and women’s political representation. As a result, some countries have introduced affirmative action measures, either in the aftermath of conflicts or as part of broader constitutional reforms, whereas others are falling behind this fast track to women’s political representation. Utilising a range of case studies spanning both the success cases and the less successful cases from different regions, this work examines the uneven developments on the continent. By mapping, analysing and comparing women’s political representation in different African contexts, this book sheds light on the formal and informal institutions and the interplay between these that are influencing women’s political representation and can explain the development on women’s political representation across the continent and present perspectives on an ‘African feminist institutionalism’. |
| Imprint Name: | Zed Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-12-24 |