Selecting women, electing women: political representation and candidate selection in Latin America

Abstract

ONE Electing Women: Female Political Representation in Latin America TWO Why Selection Matters: Explaining Women's Representation in Politics THREE How Selection Matters: A Theoretical Framework FOUR The Paradox of Primaries: Inclusive-Decentralized Selection FIVE Inclusive-Centralized and Exclusive-Decentralized Selection SIX 'Less Democratic, But More Effective': Exclusive-Centralized Selection SEVEN Selecting Candidates Closer to Home: Widows, Wives, and Daughters EIGHT Altering Candidate Selection: The Adoption and Implementation of Gender Quotas NINE Candidate Selection and Women's Representation in Latin American Politics Appendix One: Latin American Women's Representation by Party Appendix Two: Interviews Bibliography