Institutionalising Gender Equality in Spain: From Party Quotas to Electoral Gender Quotas

West European Politics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 395-414

  Verge, Tània ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM; DEMOCRACY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ROLE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; WOMENS STATUS;

BELGIUM; FRANCE; ITALY; PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

EID: 84858124691     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2011.648014     Document Type: Article

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