The Women's Quota in Jordan's Municipal Councils: International and Domestic Dimensions

Journal of Women, Politics and Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 275-304

  David, Assaf ^a   Nanes, Stefanie ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; Jordan; local politics; Middle East; quotas; semiauthoritarian regimes; women; women's empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855921061     PISSN: 1554477X     EISSN: 15544788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1554477X.2011.613709     Document Type: Article

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