Women's Access to Political Power in Post-Communist Europe

by Richard Matland, Kathleen Montgomery

Overview

This volume examines women's political representation in Eastern Europe and in particular the way in which that representation has evolved in the ten years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. In addition to shedding light on the democratization of Eastern Europe, the volume aims to provide a useful test for a range of theories of representation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199246854
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/03/2003
Series:	Gender and Politics
Pages:	394
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

University of Houston, Texas

Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Kathleen A. Montgomery2. Recruting Women to National Legislatures: A General Framework with Applications to Post-Communist Democracies, Richard E. Matland and Kathleen A. Montgomery3. Popular Support for Electing Women in Eastern Europe, Clyde Wilcox, Beth Stark, and Sue Thomas4. Women's Representation in Germany: A Comparison of East and West, Joanne Bay Brzinski5. Women in Lithuanian Politics: From Nomenklatura Selection to Representation, Algis Krupavicius and Irmina Mantonye6. Weak Mobilization, Hidden Majoritarianism, and Resurgence of the Right: A Recipe for Female Under-Representation in Hungary, Kathleen A. Montgomery and Gabriella Ilonszki7. Women and Political Representation in Contemporary Ukraine, Sarah Birch8. Electoral Systems and Women's Representation: The Strange Case of Russia, Robert G. Moser9. Women in Russian Regional Assemblies: Losing Ground, Dwan Nowacki10. Establishing a Machocracy: Women and Elections in Macedonia (1990-1998), Karolina Ristova11. Women in the Polish Sejm: Political Culture and Party Politics versus Electoral Rules, Renata Siemineska12. Czech Political Parties Prefer Male Candidates to Female Votes, Steven Saxonberg13. Factors Influencing Women's Presence in the Slovene Parliament, Milica G. Antic14. Croatia's Leap toward Gender Equality in the Parliament: Rules and Players, Josip Glaurdic15. Women's Legislative Representation in Post-Communist Bulgaria, Tatiana Kostadinova16. Conclusion, Richard E. MatlandBibliography