Continuous Change, Episodes, and Critical Periods: A Framework for Understanding Women's Political Representation over Time

Politics and Gender

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-264

  Hughes, Melanie M ^a   Paxton, Pamela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69849116879     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X08000329     Document Type: Article

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