UID:
almahu_9949383538102882
Format:
1 online resource (xxi, 177 pages)
ISBN:
0429284314
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9780429284311
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9781000020304
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1000020304
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9781000020465
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1000020460
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9781000020625
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1000020622
Series Statement:
Gender and comparative politics ; 6
Content:
Illustrated by in-depth empirical research from six country studies, Gendered Electoral Financing: Money, Power and Representation in Comparative Perspective is the first cross-regional examination of the nexus between money, gender and political recruitment across the world. Money is assumingly one of the greatest barriers to women in the political recruitment process. The financial disadvantage of women is expected to constitute an obstacle for women's entry into politics everywhere and especially in developing countries where women's socio-economic status is disproportionately low relative to men's. This line of reasoning has caused a global upswing in both candidate- and party-directed financial schemes introduced to enhance gender balance in political office. This book develops a typology of different kinds of gendered electoral financing schemes and builds theories about its causes and consequences. By comparing how gendered electoral financing affects political recruitment processes in both established and emerging democracies, the authors identify whether and how the funding mechanisms incentivize a shift in political behavior. Gendered Electoral Financing is a timely, informative and well-written book that does an excellent job of explaining, in language accessible to students and researchers alike, the cost of elections, gender imbalance in political office and the effects of financial incentive mechanisms to increase women's representation in politics.
Note:
Gender-targeted public funding / Magnus Öhman -- Introducing the concept of gendered electoral financing / Ragnhild L. Muriaas, Vibeke Wang, Rainbow Murray -- France : parity sanctions and campaign financing in France : increased numbers, little concrete gender transformation / Catherine Achin, Sandrine Lévêque, Anja Durovic, Eléonore Lépinard, Amy Mazur -- Ireland : gendering candidate selection : incentivising parties through state funding / Fiona Buckley, Rachel Gregory -- Cabo Verde : legislated candidate quotas with reward for compliance in Cabo Verde : victory for no one? / Aleida C. Borges, Ragnhild L. Muriaas, Vibeke Wang -- United States : for us by us : women's training organizations in the American political process / Matthew K. Gichohi -- Malawi : relieving women's costs of standing for election : Malawi's 50/50 campaigns / Vibeke Wang, Happy Kayuni, Asiyati Chiweza, Samantha Soyiyo -- Ghana : "some money has to be going ... ": discounted filing fees to bring more women into Parliament in Ghana / Gretchen Bauer, Akosua K. Darkwah -- Conclusion : does money talk : an initial qualitative comparative analysis / Amy Mazur, Ragnhild L. Muriaas.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Gendered electoral financing. New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. ISBN 9780367247713
Language:
English
Keywords:
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DOI:
10.4324/9780429284311
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429284311
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