Mala Htun: 2 books
The Logics of Gender Justice
State Action on Women's Rights Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
When and why do governments promote women's rights? Through comparative analysis of state action in seventy countries from 1975 to 2005, this book shows how different women's rights issues involve different histories, trigger different conflicts, and activate different sets of protagonists. Change...
Inclusion without Representation in Latin America
Gender Quotas and Ethnic Reservations
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2016
This book analyzes why and how fifteen Latin American countries modified their political institutions to promote the inclusion of women, Afrodescendants, and indigenous peoples. Through analysis and comparison of experiences in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, the book accounts...