Candidate gender quotas: A framework for analysis

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-394

  Krook, Mona Lena ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247633083     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2007.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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