Women's Political Participation in Post-conflict Settings: The Case of Timor-Leste.
Tackling gender gaps in political representation is a key pillar of peace building and development interventions in conflict-affected environments, which has been addressed using special measures (e.g., gender quotas and reserved seats). We argue that although this is a necessary first step, these i...
| Publicado en: | Asian Studies Review Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 293 - 312 |
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