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Inclusion without Representation in Latin America: Gender Quotas and Ethnic Reservations
Mala Htun
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Description for Inclusion without Representation in Latin America: Gender Quotas and Ethnic Reservations
hardcover. This book analyzes how Latin American countries modified their institutions to promote the inclusion of women, Afrodescendants, and indigenous peoples. Series: Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSJ1; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
This book analyzes why and how fifteen Latin American countries modified their political institutions to promote the inclusion of women, Afrodescendants, and indigenous peoples. Through analysis and comparison of experiences in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, the book accounts for the origins of quotas and reserved seats in international norms and civic mobilization. It shows how the configuration of political institutions and the structure of excluded groups set the terms and processes of inclusion. Arguing that the new mechanisms have delivered inclusion but not representation, the book demonstrates that quotas and reserved seats increased the presence in power ... Read more
This book analyzes why and how fifteen Latin American countries modified their political institutions to promote the inclusion of women, Afrodescendants, and indigenous peoples. Through analysis and comparison of experiences in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, the book accounts for the origins of quotas and reserved seats in international norms and civic mobilization. It shows how the configuration of political institutions and the structure of excluded groups set the terms and processes of inclusion. Arguing that the new mechanisms have delivered inclusion but not representation, the book demonstrates that quotas and reserved seats increased the presence in power ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521870566
SKU
V9780521870566
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About Mala Htun
Mala Htun is Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico. She is the author of Sex and the State: Abortion, Divorce, and the Family under Latin American Dictatorships and Democracies (2003). Her work has appeared in American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, Politics, Groups, and Identities, Latin American Research Review, Latin American Politics and Society, and ... Read more
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