Contested borders and women’s political representation in former soviet states: parliamentary elections in Georgia and Abkhazia
The post-Soviet republics, outside the EU, have a comparatively poor record on women’s parliamentary representation. This has been blamed on the negative legacy of the Soviet system on contemporary gender relations, the complex relationship between the electoral and party systems and on-going politi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tallinn University
2015-07-01
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Series: | Studies of Transition States and Societies |
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Online Access: | http://publications.tlu.ee/index.php/stss/article/view/215/182 |