{"product_id":"women-in-power-in-postcommunist-parliaments-9780253221698","title":"Women in Power in PostCommunist Parliaments","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines the life and work of women who have reached positions of political power after the end of communism in Europe. This book explores the roles they have adopted, the relationships they have cultivated, and the agendas they have pursued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]his is a well-researched and well-organized volume. It should be standard reading for both scholars interested in woman politicians generally and post-Communist politics in particular. Its importance lies in the questions that it raises, perhaps more so than the answers it provides. 69.3, July 2010\u003c\/p\u003e * The Russian Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy not focusing on the post-communist superstar, this book draws a nuanced picture of the various women serving as members of parliament in the post-communist era. ... As the women describe their routes to parliament and their work there, they create an account of their experiences with and in power that is comparable to those of women in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Elisheva Zakheim * Feminist Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[This] book provides genuinely interesting and legible data and analyses that inform us – both in a comparative sense, and by giving voice to individual actors – on the subject of women's pervasive and persistent inequality in the sphere of high politics.\u003c\/p\u003e * Canadian — American Slavic Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]his edited volume is an important addition to the comparative literature on women in politics. It helps illuminate gender politics in an important, unique, and understudied region. . . . Overall, this niche-filling book is a welcome addition to the libraries of both political sociologists and gender scholars. It is a valuable resource, whether used for reference or instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e * Contemporary Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike so many other edited works, with its succinct and suitable introduction and conclusion, Rueschemeyer and Wolchik's study manages to bring these contributions into a valuable and united whole. . . . This volume is a valuable addition for students of gender politics, as well as of those of post-Communist Central and East Central European cultures and societies.\u003c\/p\u003e * H-SAE, H-Net Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume fills an important scholarly gap by examining transitions in the political, economic, and social spheres of the postcommunist world. . . . [A] real empirical contribution to the study of women in power.\u003c\/p\u003e * Slavic Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eI Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Marilyn Rueschemeyer and Sharon L. Wolchik\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PART ONE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII Women in the Russian Duma \u003cbr\u003e Linda J. Cook and Carol Nechemias \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII Is There a Women's Lobby in the Polish Parliament: Progress and Current Difficulties\u003cbr\u003e Renata Siemienska\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV Women in the Slovene Parliament: Working toward a Critical Mass\u003cbr\u003e Milica Antic Gaber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e V Women in Power in the Czech Republic: Problems and Prospects \u003cbr\u003e Sharon L. Wolchik\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVI East German Women in the Unified German Parliament \u003cbr\u003e Marilyn Rueschemeyer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVII Reflections on the Return of the King: Women in the \u003cbr\u003eBulgarian Parliament \u003cbr\u003e Karen Ghodsee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PART TWO \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVIII Conversations with Russian Parliamentarians \u003cbr\u003e Linda J. Cook and Carol Nechemias\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e IX The Perspective of the Head of the Parliamentary Women's Group: \u003cbr\u003eSenator Dorota Kempka Speaks with Agnieszka Majcher\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e X A Specialist in Culture in the Slovene Parliament \u003cbr\u003e Majda Sirca\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e XI Negotiating the Czech Parliament \u003cbr\u003e Anna Curdova\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXII From the German Democratic Republic to the European Parliament\u003cbr\u003e Constanze Krehl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXIII Entering the Bulgarian Parliament \u003cbr\u003e Kina Andreeva\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eXIV Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eMarilyn Rueschemeyer and Sharon L. Wolchik \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883920863575,"sku":"9780253221698","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253221698.jpg?v=1722529601","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-in-power-in-postcommunist-parliaments-9780253221698","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}