In the past thirty years, women's representation and gender equality has developed
unevenly in Latin America. Some countries have experienced large increases in gender …

This article seeks to explain why Brazil, despite implementing a gender quotas policy for
almost 20 years, has the least number of women in national legislatures of all countries in …

Party office is a crucial political resource for those seeking a political career. It provides
advantageous access to the distribution of the patronage parties are entitled to in party …

This article explores the causes and consequences of extreme non-viable candidacies, also
known as “laranja”(orange) candidacies in the Brazilian political lore. We first define and …

We examine women's access to campaign resources using data from all 960 candidates
competing in Chile's 2017 legislative elections. Even when controlling for district …

Research on public opinion towards affirmative action shows that citizens often support the
principle of equality while simultaneously rejecting policies that promote it in a pattern …

O artigo propõe uma discussão sobre definição, classificação e mensuração de posições
sociais de origem para o estudo do recrutamento de elites políticas. Para tanto, apresenta …

Despite concerns that women candidates are hampered by gender gaps in campaign
financing, few scholars have examined how gender quotas impact women candidates' …

Description: New York, NY: Routledge, 2019.| Includes bibliographical references and
index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018017020| ISBN 9781138684454 (hardback)| ISBN …

Este artigo investiga o perfil social ea preferência partidária dos integrantes das Forças
Repressivas do Estado que se lançaram na política institucional nas duas últimas décadas …