Abstract
This article seeks to rethink how scholars have traditionally studied women's substantive representation. It outlines a framework that aims to replace questions like ‘Do women represent women?’ with ones like ‘Who claims to act for women?’ and ‘Where, how, and why does the substantive representation of women occur?’ Arguing that representation occurs both inside and outside legislative arenas, the article calls attention to the wide range of actors, sites, goal, and means that inform processes of substantive representation.
Translated title of the contribution | Rethinking Women's Substantive Representation |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 99 - 110 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Representation |
Volume | 44 (2) |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2008 |