Women in Contemporary Politics

ISBN: 978-0-7456-2499-0

Paperback

256 pages

March 2005, Polity

Other Available Formats: Hardcover

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A highly accessible introductory textbook which provides the most up to date and comprehensive analysis of women in contemporary politics available today.
Examines women as participants in the political process as members of parliament, leaders, Cabinet members, electoral candidates and political activists.
In-depth analysis of the UK is combined with an international perspective that considers women in politics in the following countries and institutions: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Japan, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, Russia and the Former Soviet Republics, South Africa,Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, The EU and The UN.
Includes introductory and concluding summaries, plus further reading guides at the end of each chapter.