Women’s representation in the UN climate change negotiations: a quantitative analysis of state delegations, 1995–2011

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 349-370

  Kruse, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Gender; Negotiations; Representation; State delegations; UNFCCC; Women

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GENDER DISPARITY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WOMENS ORGANIZATION;

EUROPE; LATIN AMERICA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 84912046885     PISSN: 15679764     EISSN: 15731553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10784-014-9245-6     Document Type: Article

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