UNSPECIFIED (2004) Increasing women's representation in France and India. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE, 37 (2). pp. 375-393.

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Abstract

This article explores the issue of women's political representation in France and India. Its aim is threefold. First, it explains how women's representation was placed on the political agenda. Second, it examines the arguments used to justify and oppose demands for better representation. Finally, it considers what conclusions can be drawn from the two cases. By moving beyond conventional comparative categories in Western feminist literature and beyond the isolationist insistence within France on its own specificity, the paper identifies the particularisms and commonalities of each case, thus attempting to achieve what Shirin Rai calls a "rooted crossing of cultural, historical and political boundaries" (Rai, 2000: 15).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Journal or Publication Title:	CANADIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE
Publisher:	WILFRID LAURIER UNIV PRESS
ISSN:	0008-4239
Official Date:	June 2004
Dates:	Date Event June 2004 UNSPECIFIED
Volume:	37
Number:	2
Number of Pages:	19
Page Range:	pp. 375-393
Publication Status:	Published

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