{"product_id":"contagious-representation-9780814784198","title":"Contagious Representation","description":"\u003cp\u003eWomen’s participation in parliaments, high courts, and executive\u003cbr\u003eoffices worldwide has reached record high numbers, but this\u003cbr\u003eglobal increase in women’s representation masks significant variation\u003cbr\u003eamong different democratic political systems. For example, in\u003cbr\u003eDecember of 2009, Rwanda’s legislature contained 56% women,\u003cbr\u003ewhile the U.S. Congress contained only about 17% and the Japanese\u003cbr\u003eDiet had only 11%. Since 2000, only twenty-seven women\u003cbr\u003ehave achieved executive office worldwide. Contagious Representation\u003cbr\u003eis a comprehensive look at women’s participation in all aspects\u003cbr\u003eof public life in the main democratic political institutions—the executive,\u003cbr\u003ethe judiciary, the legislature, and within political parties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving beyond studies of single countries and institutions, Contagious\u003cbr\u003eRepresentation presents original data from 159 democratic\u003cbr\u003ecountries spanning 50 years, providing a comprehensive understanding\u003cbr\u003eof women in democracies worldwide. The first volume to\u003cbr\u003eoffer an analysis on all avenues for women’s participation for such\u003cbr\u003ea lengthy time period, Contagious Representation examines not\u003cbr\u003eonly the causes of women’s representation in the main democratic\u003cbr\u003epolitical institutions but also how women’s representation in one\u003cbr\u003einstitution affects the others. Each chapter contains case studies\u003cbr\u003eand examples of the change in women’s participation over time\u003cbr\u003efrom around the world. Thames and Williams definitively explain\u003cbr\u003ethe rise, decline, or stagnant levels of women’s political participation,\u003cbr\u003econsidering how representation is contagious across political\u003cbr\u003einstitutions and gaining a better understanding of what factors affect\u003cbr\u003ewomen’s political participation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frank C. Thames","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48093752754427,"sku":"9780814784198","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_e7b0e8cd-ea6f-4ec6-ac67-143015a72777.jpg?v=1770447149","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/contagious-representation-9780814784198","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}