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Gender Politics in Brazil and Chile : The Role of Parties in National and Local Policymaking /

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What impact do political parties have on women's political representation and on state gender policies? Does this vary at national and local levels? This study looks at the National Women's Ministry in Chile, a country of ideological conflict, strong parties and centralized government and...

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Main Author: Macaulay, Fiona (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Series:St. Antony's series.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Gender Studies.
Latin American Culture.
Latin American Politics.
Political Science.
Political Sociology.
Ethnology > Latin America.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Political science.
Political sociology.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Latin America > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
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Summary:What impact do political parties have on women's political representation and on state gender policies? Does this vary at national and local levels? This study looks at the National Women's Ministry in Chile, a country of ideological conflict, strong parties and centralized government and the leftwing Brazilian Workers' Party, characterised by clientelism, weak parties and decentralization.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVI, 231 pages)
ISBN:9780230595699
DOI:10.1057/9780230595699