Armed conflict, international linkages, and women's parliamentary representation in developing nations

Social Problems

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 174-204

  Hughes, Melanie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil war; Developing countries; Gender and politics; International nongovernmental organizations; Women in national legislatures

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349114110     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2009.56.1.174     Document Type: Article

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