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Selecting women, electing women

Hinojosa, Magda, 1975-

Selecting women, electing women political representation and candidate selection in Latin America / [electronic resource] : Magda Hinojosa. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (226 p.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electing women: female political representation in Latin America -- Why selection matters: explaining women's representation in politics -- How selection matters: a theoretical framework -- The paradox of primaries: inclusive-decentralized selection -- Inclusive-centralized and exclusive-decentralized selection -- "Less democratic, but more effective": exclusive-centralized selection -- Selecting candidates closer to home: widows, wives, and daughters -- Altering candidate selection: the adoption and implementation of gender quotas -- Candidate selection and women's representation in Latin American politics -- Appendix one: Latin American women's representation by party -- Appendix two: interviews.

9781439908495


Women and democracy--Latin America.
Women political candidates--Latin America.
Women--Political activity--Latin America.


Electronic books.

HQ1236.5.L37 / H56 2012

320.98082