Exploring the relationship between democratization and quota policies in Africa

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-93

  Muriaas, Ragnhild L ^a   Tønnessen, Liv ^b   Wang, Vibeke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b CHR MICHELSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ELECTION; GENDER; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA;

EID: 84887611792     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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