Books in the Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics series

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.

This book explains why women's rights and rates of political leadership are improving more rapidly in post-conflict countries in Africa than elsewhere on the continent. It provides original theoretical and empirical contributions to the study of women, peace and security as well as to the political science literature on post-conflict transitions and peacebuilding.

This book explores how women voted in presidential elections after suffrage. It will be used in advanced undergraduate courses and graduate seminars on women's history, twentieth-century American history, and campaigns and elections. With the upcoming centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, we can expect an increased focus on women's suffrage in syllabi or in dedicated courses.

This book analyzes women's rights in seventy countries from 1975 to 2005, explaining the politics behind a wide array of government actions on women's rights issues such as violence against women, abortion and contraception, employment law, parental leave policy, child care and family law.

Explains how weak, male-dominant parties interact to marginalize women and Afro-descendants in Brazilian politics. This book demonstrates that party organizational strength (institutionalization) and the inclusion of women in party leadership can improve the electoral prospects of female legislative candidates and enhance democratic accountability and representativeness.