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This paper analyses the main barriers to women’s political representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) from the perspective of female parliamentarians. The theoretical section presents the main obstacles to women’s political representation, followed by
Zlatiborka Popov Momčinović
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Etnisitas sebagai Instrumen Politik dan Keamanan di Kalimantan Barat Pasca Rezim Orde Baru
Political changes of the New Order regime have an impact on the dynamics of local politics in West Kalimantan. These changes raise complex issues related to ethnic and religious issues in the rivalry between Dayak and Malay elite. Therefore, this article
- Jumadi, Mohammad Rizal Yakoop
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Parties and Political Representation
Abstract How has the topic of representation been studied empirically in Portugal? Which main results have been reached? This chapter focuses on the party-voter linkage and aims at mapping the study of party representation in Portugal.
Belchior, A. M., Teixeira, C. P.
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The Rwandan genocide and the bestiality of representation in 100 Days (2001) and Shooting Dogs (2005) [PDF]
Copyright © 2010 Intellect Ltd. This article is available open access at the below link.The 1994 Rwandan genocide has been a subject of filmic representation in and outside Africa.
Cieplak, P
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We discuss language diversity in mathematics education research by considering the move from a view of language as representation that strives to correlate concepts, ideas, codes and signs towards addressing the representation politics of language ...
A. Chronaki, Núria Planas
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There is considerable speculation that female political empowerment could improve population health. Yet, evidence to date is limited, and explanations for why political empowerment would matter and the conditions under which this might be enhanced or ...
Ross Macmillan, N. Shofia, W. Sigle
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School-based parents’ groups - a politics of voice and representation? [PDF]
In this paper we consider two discussion-based parents’ forums at two secondary schools. We ask whether such forums can be considered as part of the small, local associative mechanisms which theorists claim have the potential to encourage a more vibrant ...
Martin, Jane, Vincent, Carol
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Distributional consequences of political representation [PDF]
Abstract We investigate, both theoretically and empirically, the effect of the geographic concentration of representatives on the geographic distribution of fiscal transfers. Our theoretical model predicts that more representatives residing in a geographic area leads to higher government funds to that area.
Maaser, Nicola, Stratmann, Thomas
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Women MPs and the socio-environmental preconditions for political participation in the Federal Republic [PDF]
With the election of Germany's first woman chancellor in November 2005 it would appear that equal opportunities have finally been achieved in German politics.
McKay, J
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Quota election system as a way of achieving descriptive and substantive representation of women in parliaments [PDF]
In ten chapters of the text are analyzed issues of under representation of women in legislative bodies (descriptive representation) matched with possibilities of their substantive representation. The substantive representation means contribution of women
Mršević Zorica
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