The Palgrave Handbook of Women's Political Rights

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS

Chapter 2: Gender and Electoral Behavior (Miki Kittilson)

Chapter 3: The Political Representation of Women Over Time (Melanie M. Hughes and Pamela Paxton)

Chapter 4: The Impact of Women in Parliament (Jennifer M. Piscopo and Diana Z. O'Brien)

Chapter 5: New Horizons in Women's Political Rights (Mona Lena Krook)

Part II: SUFFRAGE AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

Latin America and the Caribbean

Chapter 7: Colombia: Civil Conflict, Violence, and Women's Political Participation (Juliana Restrepo Sanín)

Chapter 8: Mexico: The Long Road to Women's Suffrage (Gabriela Cano)

West Europe, North America, and Australasia

Chapter 9: New Zealand: A Country of Firsts in Women's Political Rights (Jennifer Curtin)

Chapter 10: Finland: Suffrage, Nation, and Political Mobilization (Irma Sulkunen)

Chapter 11: Switzerland: Direct Democracy and Women's Political Participation (Anouk Lloren)

Chapter 12: Canada: Uneven Paths to Suffrage and Women's Electoral Participation (Nancy Janovicek and Melanee Thomas)

Middle East and North Africa

Chapter 13: Afghanistan: Uphill Challenges for Women's Political Rights (Andrea Fleschenberg)

Chapter 14: Kuwait: Why Did Women's Suffrage Take So Long? (Meriem Aissa)

Chapter 15: Morocco: Ongoing Struggle for More Representation (Katja Zvan-Elliot)

Chapter 16: Turkey: From Symbols to Actors in the Struggle for Political Rights (Marella Bodur Ün)

Chapter 17: Kenya: Women's Suffrage and Political Participation as Voters (Mi Yung Yoon and Christol Okeke)

Chapter 18: Nigeria: Women's Suffrage, Change, and Continuities in Political Participation (Chiedo Nwankwor)

Chapter 19: Cameroon: Early Mobilization and Limited Impact of Women's Suffrage (Melinda Adams)

Chapter 20: Zimbabwe: Women's Mass Movement and Violence (Barbara Rudo Gaidzanwa)

East, Southeast, and South Asia

Chapter 21: China: Women's Political Rights Advocacy (Kimberly Manning)

Chapter 23: Malaysia: Middle-Equality Trap (Bridget Welsh)

Chapter 24: Sri Lanka: Struggle for Franchise (Malathi de Alwis and Chulani Kodikar)

Easter and Central Europe, Central Asia, and Post-Soviet Republics

Chapter 25: Czech Republic: Nationalism, Suffrage, and Political Participation (Dana Musilová)

Chapter 26: Russia: The Great War and Women's Political Rights (Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild)

PART III: ELIGIBILITY AND POLITICAL REPRESENTATION

Latin America and the Caribbean

Chapter 27: Bolivia: Parity, Empowerment, and Institutional Change (Stéphanie Rousseau)

Chapter 28: Cuba: Women's Complicated Political Participation and Representation (Lana Wylie and Sarah Shoker)

Western Europe, North America, and Australasia

Chapter 30: United States: Gendered Institutions, Processes, and Outcomes (Kelly Dittmar)

Chapter 32: France: The Republic Tested by Parity (Rejane Sénac)

Chapter 33: Australia: Uneven Progress toward Equality in Women's Political Rights (Joy McCann and Marian Sawer)

Middle East and North Africa

Chapter 34: Jordan: Quotas and Change in Women's Political Representation (Sarah Bush)

Chapter 35: Tunisia: Changing Patterns of Women's Representation (Lindsay Benstead)

Chapter 36: Israel: A Century of Political Involvement (Reut Itzkovitch Malka and Chen Friedberg)

Chapter 37: Mauritius: Still a Long Journey Ahead (Ramola Ramtohul) 

Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 38: Rwanda: Women's Political Representation and Its Consequences (Jennie E. Burnet)

Chapter 39: Uganda: Achievements and Challenges for Women in Elected Office (Aili Mari Tripp)

Chapter 40: Niger: Patterns of Women's Political Presence Since Independence (Alice Kang)

Chapter 41: Ghana: Stalled Patterns of Women's Parliamentary Representation (Gretchen Bauer)

Chapter 42: South Korea: Women's Political Representation (Young-Im Lee)

Chapter 43: Taiwan: Asia's Exception (Chang-Ling Huang)

Chapter 44: Myanmar: Women's Political Life (Paul Minoletti)

Chapter 45: India: A Contradictory Record (Francesca Refsum Jensenius)

Eastern and Central Europe, Central Asia, and Post-Soviet Republics

Chapter 47: Slovenia: From Socialist Legacies to Legislative Gender Quotas (Milica Antic Gaber)

Chapter 49: Armenia: Persistent Gender Stereotypes (Kristin Cavoukia and Nona Shahnazarian)