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Gender, Institutions and Political Representation

Reproducing Male Dominance in Europe’s New Democracies

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Authors:
  1. Cristina Chiva

    1. Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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  • Makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the political representation of women in Central and Eastern Europe
  • Provides a comparative analysis of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia
  • Asks why women have been unsuccessful both in political respresentation and pressing for change in post-Communist countries

Part of the book series: Gender and Politics (GAP)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Cristina Chiva
    Pages 1-28

  3. Establishing Male Dominance: Descriptive, Substantive and Symbolic Representation

    • Cristina Chiva
    Pages 29-48

  4. Candidate Selection and Male Dominance in Europe’s New Democracies

    • Cristina Chiva
    Pages 49-80

  5. Reproducing Male Dominance: The Role of Incumbency

    • Cristina Chiva
    Pages 81-97

  6. Reproducing Male Dominance: The Role of Electoral Systems

    • Cristina Chiva
    Pages 99-114

  7. Reproducing Male Dominance: Asymmetric Institutionalisation in New Democracies

    • Cristina Chiva
    Pages 115-132

  8. Breaking Male Dominance: Institutional Change in New Democracies

    • Cristina Chiva
    Pages 133-154

  9. Conclusions

    • Cristina Chiva
    Pages 155-163

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 165-208
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About this book

This book traces the struggles over the institutions of political representation in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on the factors that have held women back over the post-communist period, as well as on the growing evidence for change throughout the region. Post-communist Europe has long raised two puzzles for scholars of women’s representation in politics. First, why have women been under-represented in politics in every country in the region since communism’s collapse? Secondly, why are there relatively few cases where women’s advocates have been successful in pressing for change? This comparative study of Europe’s new democracies argues that these puzzles are best understood as questions about male dominance – that is, about the mechanisms that sustain, or, alternatively, change long-established patterns of male over-representation in politics over time. The author covers six EU member states – Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia – during the period 1990-2016. The book will be of use to students and scholars in the fields of Comparative Politics, Democracy and Democratization, European Studies, Gender Studies, Post-Communist Studies, and Central and Eastern European Studies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

    Cristina Chiva

About the author

Dr Cristina Chiva is Lecturer in European Union Politics at the University of Salford Manchester, UK.

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