Separate but Not Equal: The Effects of Municipal Electoral Reform on Female Representation in Chile

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 758-770

  Hinojosa, Magda ^a   Franceschet, Susan ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

candidate selection; Chile; council members; electoral rules; gender; informal institutions; mayors; municipal politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868616551     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1065912911427449     Document Type: Article

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