| 书目名称 | The Mixed Member Proportional System: Providing Greater Representation for Women? |
| 副标题 | A Case Study of the |
| 编辑 | Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers |
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| 概述 | Examines the effects of the MMP system on female descriptive and substantive representation using a case study analysis.Presents comprehensive longitudinal data that provides an overview of the delibe |
| 丛书名称 | SpringerBriefs in Political Science |
| 图书封面 |  |
| 描述 | This Brief discusses the adoption of the mixed member proportional (MMP) electoral system in New Zealand and its subsequent effect on representation for women. Concerns about the homogeneity of the legislature under the Single Member Plurality electoral system and the need for increased representativeness and greater proportionality of party preference lead to the changeover in 1996. The book addresses the question of whether an increase in descriptive representation for women in New Zealand’s House of Representatives has translated to policy outcomes that are beneficial to them. It also examines the extent to which female MPs meet the expectation that they will act for members of their groups; pushing minority and gender-friendly legislation and policies into the political arena. Finally, it raises questions about where women are found in New Zealand’s decision making bodies and what influence they might have on policy outcomes. The first book to examine the effects of the MMP systemon female descriptive and substantive representation using a case study analysis, this Brief adds to the literature on electoral systems and women’s political representation. This book will be of use t |
| 出版日期 | Book 2017 |
| 关键词 | New Zealand; Mixed Member Proportional representation; women; gender; descriptive representation; substan |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44314-0 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-44313-3 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-44314-0Series ISSN 2191-5466 Series E-ISSN 2191-5474 |
| issn_series | 2191-5466 |
| copyright | The Author(s) 2017 |
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