Studying women's substantive representation in legislatures: When representative acts, contexts and women's interests become important

Representation

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-123

  Celis, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

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EID: 79956243425     PISSN: 00344893     EISSN: 17494001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00344890802079516     Document Type: Article

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