Chapter 10: Gender and representation in local politics

• Yazar: Hlynsdóttir, Eva Marín (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing 2023
• Konular: JPR; gender; women; local politics; local government; descriptive representation; substantive representation
• Online Erişim: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The increased importance of local governance in relation to the provision of welfare services and citizen participation in democratic decision-making has thrust the difference between men's and women's access to positions of authority and power at the local level into the spotlight. In rel...