REMOVING QUOTAS, MAINTAINING REPRESENTATION: OVERCOMING GENDER INEQUALITIES IN POLITICAL PARTY RECRUITMENT
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Representation
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0034-4893,1749-4001
DOI: 10.1080/00344893.2011.581077