gender quotas and ethnic reservations Htun, Mala Nani 1969-2025 creator text enk Cambridge, UK New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2016 monographic eng

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xx, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. This book analyzes why and how fifteen Latin American countries modified their political institutions to promote the inclusion of women, Afrodescendants, and indigenous peoples. It shows how the configuration of political institutions set the terms and processes of inclusion, arguing that the new mechanisms have delivered inclusion but not representation. Introduction : politics of inclusion in Latin America -- Women, Afrodescendants, and Indigenous peoples in elected office -- Gender quotas : why and how? -- Indigenous reservations and gender parity in Bolivia -- The rise and fall of political inclusion in Colombia -- Brazil : combatting exclusion through quotas in higher education -- After quotas : women's presence and legislative behavior in Argentina. Mala Htun. Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-213) and index. Participación política Aspectos sociales América Latina Mujeres Actividad política América Latina Minorías Actividad política América Latina Democracia Aspectos sociales América Latina Gobierno representativo y representación América Latina Cultura política América Latina América Latina Política y gobierno Siglo XXI JL 966 H873i 2016 9780521690836 (pbk.) 0521690838 (pbk.) 9780521870566 (hardback) 0521870569 (hardback) 251208 20260915124833.0 eng