CHAPTER NINE: POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

a. 'The 'law of increasing disproportion' seems to apply to nearly every political system; no matter how we measure political and social status, the higher the level of political authority, the greater the representation for high-status social groups.' Is Robert Putnam’s law still valid and what are its implications?

b. To what extent are quotas necessary and desirable as a way of increasing women's representation in politics?

c. Do social movements provide a "people's challenge" to traditional politics?

Hague & Harrop, 2010 edn, ch. 9.

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