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Representation : The Case of Women by Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson (2014, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199340110
ISBN-139780199340118
eBay Product ID (ePID)202503328
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameRepresentation : the Case of Women
LanguageEnglish
SubjectWomen in Politics, Civil Rights, History & Theory, Comparative Politics, Women's Studies, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichelle M. Taylor-Robinson
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.7 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2014-010196
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.4
Table Of ContentChapter 1 - Dilemmas in the Meaning and Measurement of Representation (Maria C. Escobar-Lemmon and Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson) Part I: Theoretical Aspects of Studying Representation Chapter 2 - Plotting the Path from One to the Other: Women's Interests and Political Representation (Karen Beckwith) Chapter 3 - Intersectional Representation or Representing Intersectionality? Reshaping Empirical Analysis of Intersectionality (Ange-Marie Hancock) Chapter 4 - Representing Women: Defining Substantive Representation of Women (Drude Dahlerup) Part II: Representation: Gaining Presence in Politics Chapter 5 - The Effect of Preferential Voting on Women's Representation (Richard Matland and Emelie Lilliefeldt) Chapter 6 - Gender, High Courts and Ideas about Representation in Western Europe (Valerie Hoekstra, Miki Kittilson and Elizabeth Andrews) Chapter 7 - Political Inclusion and Representation of Afrodescendant Women in Latin America (Mala Htun) Part III: Representation: Securing Women's Interests in Policy Chapter 8 - How Civil Society Represents Women: Feminists, Catholics, and Mobilization Strategies in Africa (Alice Kang) Chapter 9 - Unpacking Women's Issues: Gender and Policymaking on Health Care, Education, and Women's Health in the U.S. Senate (Michele Swers) Chapter 10 - Representing Women's Interests and Intersections of Gender, Race and Ethnicity in U.S. State Legislatures (Beth Reingold and Kerry Haynie) Chapter 11 - Representing Women: Empirical Insights from Legislatures and Cabinets in Latin America (Maria C. Escobar-Lemmon, Leslie Schwindt-Bayer and Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson) Part IV: Representation: Women and Beyond Chapter 12 - Does Presence Produce Representation of Interests? (Maria C. Escobar-Lemmon and Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson) References Index
SynopsisWhile there is a vast literature on women's political interests, there is hardly any consensus about what constitutes "women's interests" or how scholars should approach studying them. Representation can occur in various venues or by various actors, but, due to power imbalances across political groups, it is not always realized in any substantive way. The essays in this book constitute a broad and geographically comparative move toward definingnew and unified theoretical orientations to studying representation among women. Representation involves not only getting group members into government, but also articulating group interests andtranslating those interests into policy. Because competing groups have different policy preferences and act out of self-interest, representation of historically marginalized groups is a contentious, contingent process that is likely to ebb and flow. The book begins with a theoretical positioning of the meaning of women's interests, issues and preferences. It considers the need to add nuance to how we conceive of and study intersectionality and the dangers of stretching the meaning ofsubstantive representation. It then looks at descriptive representation in political parties, high courts, and legislatures, as well as how definitions of "interest" affect who represents women in legislaturesand social movements. The book concludes by suggesting testable propositions and avenues for future research to enhance understanding about representation of women and of other historically under-represented groups. Chapters include cases from the United States, Latin America, Western Europe and Africa., The essays in this book look at the question of how to study women's representation and women's political interests. Following a theoretical positioning of the meaning of women's "interests", the book looks at descriptive representation in political parties, high courts, and legislatures, as well as how definitions of "interest" affect who represents women in legislatures and social movements. Chapters include cases from the United States, Latin America, Western Europe and Africa., While there is a vast literature on women's political interests, there is hardly any consensus about what constitutes "women's interests" or how scholars should approach studying them. Representation can occur in various venues or by various actors, but, due to power imbalances across political groups, it is not always realized in any substantive way. The essays in this book constitute a broad and geographically comparative move toward defining new and unified theoretical orientations to studying representation among women. Representation involves not only getting group members into government, but also articulating group interests and translating those interests into policy. Because competing groups have different policy preferences and act out of self-interest, representation of historically marginalized groups is a contentious, contingent process that is likely to ebb and flow. The book begins with a theoretical positioning of the meaning of women's interests, issues and preferences. It considers the need to add nuance to how we conceive of and study intersectionality and the dangers of stretching the meaning of substantive representation. It then looks at descriptive representation in political parties, high courts, and legislatures, as well as how definitions of "interest" affect who represents women in legislatures and social movements. The book concludes by suggesting testable propositions and avenues for future research to enhance understanding about representation of women and of other historically under-represented groups. Chapters include cases from the United States, Latin America, Western Europe and Africa.
LC Classification NumberHQ1236.R438 2014
