Gendering Legislative Behavior
Institutional Constraints and Collaboration
By Tiffany D. Barnes | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
About the book
In democracies power is obtained via competition. Yet as women gain access to parliaments in record numbers worldwide collaboration appears to be on the rise. This is puzzling why if politicians can secure power through competition would we observe collaboration in Congress Using evidence from 200 interviews with politicians from Argentina and a novel dataset from 23 Argentine legislative chambers over an 18-year period Gendering Legislative Behavior reexamines traditional notions of competitive democracy by evaluating patterns of collaboration among legislators. Although only the majority can secure power via competition all legislators - particularly those who do not have power - can influence the policy-making process through collaboration. Tiffany D. Barnes argues that as women have limited access to formal and informal political power they collaborate more than men to influence policy-making. Despite the benefits of collaboration patterns of collaboration vary among women because different legislative contexts either facilitate or constrain women s collaboration.
Editions of Gendering Legislative Behavior
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781107143197
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781316507650
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In democracies power is obtained via competition. Yet as women gain access to parliaments in record numbers worldwide collaboration appears to be on the rise. This is puzzling why if politicians can secure power through competition would we observe collaboration in Congress Using evidence from 200 interviews with politicians from Argentina and a novel dataset from 23 Argentine legislative chambers over an 18-year period Gendering Legislative Behavior reexamines traditional notions of competitive democracy by evaluating patterns of collaboration among legislators. Although only the majority can secure power via competition all legislators - particularly those who do not have power - can influence the policy-making process through collaboration. Tiffany D. Barnes argues that as women have limited access to formal and informal political power they collaborate more than men to influence policy-making. Despite the benefits of collaboration patterns of collaboration vary among women because different legislative contexts either facilitate or constrain women s collaboration.
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What is Gendering Legislative Behavior about?
In democracies power is obtained via competition. Yet as women gain access to parliaments in record numbers worldwide collaboration appears to be on the rise. This is puzzling why if politicians can secure power through competition would we observe collaboration in Congress Using evidence from 200 interviews with politicians from Argentina and a novel dataset from 23 Argentine legislative chambers over an 18-year period Gendering Legislative Behavior reexamines traditional notions of competitive democracy by evaluating patterns of collaboration among legislators. Although only the majority can secure power via competition all legislators - particularly those who do not have power - can influence the policy-making process through collaboration. Tiffany D. Barnes argues that as women have limited access to formal and informal political power they collaborate more than men to influence policy-making. Despite the benefits of collaboration patterns of collaboration vary among women because different legislative contexts either facilitate or constrain women s collaboration.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Gendering Legislative Behavior?
Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government > Political structure and processes
Where can I read a sample of Gendering Legislative Behavior?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Gendering Legislative Behavior?
Tiffany D. Barnes
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Gendering Legislative Behavior is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781107143197) and paperback(ISBN 9781316507650)