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Author:
Kanthak, Kristin.
Title:
The diversity paradox : political parties, legislatures, and the organizational foundations of representation in America / Kristin Kanthak and George A. Krause.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
Copyright Date:
c2012
Description:
xiii, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Women legislators--United States.
Women legislators--United States--States.
Women--Political activity--United States.
Political parties--United States.
Representative government and representation--United States.
Other Authors:
Krause, George A., 1965-
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface -- Diversity dilemmas in democratic representation -- Internal valuation within political organizations: political parties and gender-based group dynamics in the U.S. House of Representatives -- A unified theory of colleague valuation in political organizations -- Testing the unified theory of colleague valuation in the U.S. House of Representatives -- Coordination dilemmas and the critical mass problem: differentiating colleague valuation between incumbents and challengers in the U.S. Senate -- Can organizational mechanisms solve minority group coordination problems? logic, lessons, and evidence from legislative caucuses in the American states -- The organizational foundations of democratic representation.
ISBN:
0199891745 (pbk.)
9780199891740 (pbk.)
0199891729
9780199891726
OCLC:
(OCoLC)744560464
LCCN:
2011031309
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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