Gendered institutions and women's political representation in Africa

During the course of the past three decades efforts of democratisation and institutional reforms have characterised the African continent, including demands for gender equality and women's political representation. As a result, some countries have introduced affirmative action measures, either in th...

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description During the course of the past three decades efforts of democratisation and institutional reforms have characterised the African continent, including demands for gender equality and women's political representation. As a result, some countries have introduced affirmative action measures, either in the aftermath of conflicts or as part of broader constitutional reforms, whereas others are falling behind this fast track to women's political representation. Utilising a range of case studies spanning both the success cases and the less successful cases from different regions, this work examines the uneven developments on the continent. By mapping, analysing and comparing women's political representation in different African contexts, this book sheds light on the formal and informal institutions and the interplay between these that are influencing women's political representation and can explain the development on women's political representation across the continent and present perspectives on an 'African feminist institutionalism'.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-946132024-03-29T19:31:20Z Gendered institutions and women's political representation in Africa Madsen, Diana Højlund Politics Women Women's participation Political participation Gender equality South Africa Zimbabwe Botswana Malawi Tanzania Kenya Nigeria Ghana Women politicians thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa During the course of the past three decades efforts of democratisation and institutional reforms have characterised the African continent, including demands for gender equality and women's political representation. As a result, some countries have introduced affirmative action measures, either in the aftermath of conflicts or as part of broader constitutional reforms, whereas others are falling behind this fast track to women's political representation. Utilising a range of case studies spanning both the success cases and the less successful cases from different regions, this work examines the uneven developments on the continent. By mapping, analysing and comparing women's political representation in different African contexts, this book sheds light on the formal and informal institutions and the interplay between these that are influencing women's political representation and can explain the development on women's political representation across the continent and present perspectives on an 'African feminist institutionalism'. 2022-12-06T16:13:48Z 2022-12-06T16:13:48Z 2020 book ONIX_20221206_9781913441197_136 9781913441197 9781913441203 9781913441210 9781913441173 9780755637829 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/94613 eng Africa Now image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://bloomsbury.com/9781913441203 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-2410 The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) Zed Books 10.5040/9780755637829 10.5040/9780755637829 7ee4a7c6-060a-4f97-b274-d06b79c44563 9781913441197 9781913441203 9781913441210 9781913441173 9780755637829 Zed Books 255 Uppsala; London open access
spellingShingle Politics
Women
Women's participation
Political participation
Gender equality
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Malawi
Tanzania
Kenya
Nigeria
Ghana
Women politicians
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups
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Gendered institutions and women's political representation in Africa
title Gendered institutions and women's political representation in Africa
title_full Gendered institutions and women's political representation in Africa
title_fullStr Gendered institutions and women's political representation in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Gendered institutions and women's political representation in Africa
title_short Gendered institutions and women's political representation in Africa
title_sort gendered institutions and women s political representation in africa
topic Politics
Women
Women's participation
Political participation
Gender equality
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Malawi
Tanzania
Kenya
Nigeria
Ghana
Women politicians
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa
topic_facet Politics
Women
Women's participation
Political participation
Gender equality
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Malawi
Tanzania
Kenya
Nigeria
Ghana
Women politicians
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa
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