Overview
- 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 deliberation, public consultation, debate, and research that went into New Zealand’s electoral change
- Provides an in-depth analysis of how the MMP system in New Zealand works and the representational benefits that have been derived from it by women, ethnic minorities, and small parties
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science (BRIEFSPOLITICAL)
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Book Title: The Mixed Member Proportional System: Providing Greater Representation for Women?
Book Subtitle: A Case Study of the New Zealand Experience
Authors: Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Political Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44314-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-44313-3Published: 23 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44314-0Published: 16 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2191-5466
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5474
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 84
Number of Illustrations: 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Electoral Politics, Comparative Politics, Democracy, Gender Studies