Sex and the party: gender policy, gender culture, and political participation in unified Germany

Thesis

This thesis explores the relationship between gender policy, gender culture, and political participation in unified Germany. It investigates the extent to which political regimes shape citizens' attitudes towards gender roles and examines the effect of such attitudes on women's participation in politics.

The thesis is divided into three parts: The first part explores the differences in gender regime types between the former German Democratic Republic and Federal Republic of Germany ...

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Authors: Glatte, S

• Publication date: 2014
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: German politics; gender culture; women's political participation; unified Germany; gender gaps
• Subjects: Social Inequality; Gender; Welfare state reform and change; Families,children and childcare; Women; Political science