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Inclusion without representation in Latin America : gender quotas and ethnic reservations /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Htun, Mala, 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Series:Cambridge studies in gender and politics.
Subjects:
Political participation > Social aspects > Latin America.
Women > Political activity > Latin America.
Minorities > Political activity > Latin America.
Democracy > Social aspects > Latin America.
Representative government and representation > Latin America.
Political culture > Latin America.
Latin America > Politics and goverment > 21st century.
Democracy > Social aspects.
Minorities > Political activity.
Political culture.
Political participation > Social aspects.
Politics and government.
Representative government and representation.
Women > Political activity.
Latin America.
2000-2099
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : politics of inclusion in Latin America
  • Women, Afrodescendants, and Indigenous peoples in elected office
  • Gender quotas : why and how?
  • Indigenous reservations and gender parity in Bolivia
  • The rise and fall of political inclusion in Colombia
  • Brazil : combatting exclusion through quotas in higher education
  • After quotas : women's presence and legislative behavior in Argentina.