Parties, Gender Quotas and Candidate Selection in France

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-25

3. French Parties and Parity in Context

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   Pages 26-45

4. Candidate Selection, Supply and Demand

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   Pages 46-74

5. The Electoral Competition Approach

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   Pages 75-103

6. The Institutional Approach

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   Pages 104-124

7. The Ideological Approach

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   Pages 125-147

8. Conclusion and the ‘Party Priorities Model’

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9. Back Matter

   Pages 167-187

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Gender quotas are a growing worldwide phenomenon, yet their variable implementation remains under-researched. Using the prominent case study of France this book approaches quotas from the perspective of the key actors responsible for them – political parties.

• Electoral
• gender
• Institution
• european union politics

"This well-organized and insightful analysis effectively weaves together makor literatures on comparative political parties, gender and politics. In doing so, Murray's book makes a unique contribution to both literatures. Highly recommended"

- CHOICE, February 2011

• Queen Mary University of London, UK

  Rainbow Murray

RAINBOW MURRAY is Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. She is the editor of Cracking the Highest Glass Ceiling? A global comparison of women's campaigns for executive office and convenes two research networks. She has published in journals such as Party Politics and Politics& Gender.

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