Gender and the Liberal Democrats : representing women? /
Evans, Elizabeth, 1979-
Gender and the Liberal Democrats : representing women? / Elizabeth Evans. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xv, 173 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1. Gender and the Liberal Democrats: national and international context; 2. The Liberal Democrats: ideology and organisation; 3. Feminist presence and women's descriptive representation; 4. Supply and demand: the political recruitment of women; 5. Women's substantive representation: 'for women' but not by women; 6. The symbolic representation of women: tokens or role models?; 7. Conclusions: representing women?; Appendices; Appendix 1 Research methods. Appendix 2 A chronology of women's representation and the Liberal DemocratsBibliography; Index.
This is an exploration of women's representation and the third party in UK politics. Based on extensive research, it is a comprehensive gendered analysis of the Liberal Democrats and the research highlights specific institutional factors within the Liberal Democrats that directly impact upon the party's low number of women MPs.
9781847794116 (electronic bk.) 1847794114 (electronic bk.) 9781781702277 (ebook) 1781702276 (ebook) (hardback)
22573/ctt15548r8 JSTOR
015734216 Uk
Liberal Democrats (Great Britain)
Liberal Democrats (Great Britain)
Women--Political activity--Great Britain.
Femmes--Activité politique--Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Political Parties.
Politics and government
Women--Political activity.
Great Britain--Politics and government.
Grande-Bretagne--Politique et gouvernement.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HQ1236.5.G7 / E83 2011
324.24106082
Gender and the Liberal Democrats : representing women? / Elizabeth Evans. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xv, 173 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1. Gender and the Liberal Democrats: national and international context; 2. The Liberal Democrats: ideology and organisation; 3. Feminist presence and women's descriptive representation; 4. Supply and demand: the political recruitment of women; 5. Women's substantive representation: 'for women' but not by women; 6. The symbolic representation of women: tokens or role models?; 7. Conclusions: representing women?; Appendices; Appendix 1 Research methods. Appendix 2 A chronology of women's representation and the Liberal DemocratsBibliography; Index.
This is an exploration of women's representation and the third party in UK politics. Based on extensive research, it is a comprehensive gendered analysis of the Liberal Democrats and the research highlights specific institutional factors within the Liberal Democrats that directly impact upon the party's low number of women MPs.
9781847794116 (electronic bk.) 1847794114 (electronic bk.) 9781781702277 (ebook) 1781702276 (ebook) (hardback)
22573/ctt15548r8 JSTOR
015734216 Uk
Liberal Democrats (Great Britain)
Liberal Democrats (Great Britain)
Women--Political activity--Great Britain.
Femmes--Activité politique--Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Political Parties.
Politics and government
Women--Political activity.
Great Britain--Politics and government.
Grande-Bretagne--Politique et gouvernement.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HQ1236.5.G7 / E83 2011
324.24106082