Ženy v komunálnej politike v Európskej únii: diskusia o implementácii volebných kvót v rôznorodých systémoch územnej samosprávy
Women in Local Politics in the EU: Discussion on Implementation of Gender Quotas in Different Local Government Systems
Author(s): Daniel KlimovskýSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Sociologický ústav - Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: gender; local politics; local elections; gender electoral quotas; EU
Summary/Abstract: Women in Local Politics in the EU: Discussion on Implementation of Gender Quotas in Different Local Government Systems. Gender issue became a hot political issue just few decades ago. Although several interesting measures aimed at increase of the women's political representativeness have been introduced in the European countries, their outcomes vary a lot. A main objective of this article is to analyze as well as discuss both introductions of gender quotas in different local government systems and impacts of these quotas. For the analytical purposes, I deal with the relevant legal provisions. In addition, selected electoral results are taken into consideration too. Sociológia 2015, Vol. 47 (No. 5: 504-526)
Journal: Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review
- Issue Year: 47/2015
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 504-526
- Page Count: 24