Substantive representation of women (and improving it): What it is and should be about

Comparative European Politics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-113

  Celis, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Substantive representation; Women MPs; Women?s interests; Women?s policy agencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650245282     PISSN: 14724790     EISSN: 1740388X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/cep.2008.35     Document Type: Article

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