Political Women and American Democracy [Paperback]

This book provides a critical synthesis of scholarly research on women in American politics.Political Women and American Democracy provides a critical synthesis of scholarly research by leading experts in the field of women and politics research. The collected essays examine women in various political roles and provide theoretical and methodological frameworks for understanding existing scholarship and mapping directions for future research.Political Women and American Democracy provides a critical synthesis of scholarly research by leading experts in the field of women and politics research. The collected essays examine women in various political roles and provide theoretical and methodological frameworks for understanding existing scholarship and mapping directions for future research.What do we know about women, politics, and democracy in the United States? The last thirty years have witnessed a remarkable increase in womens participation in American politics and an explosion of research on female political actors, and the transformations effected by them, during the same period. Political Women and American Democracy provides a critical synthesis of scholarly research by leading experts in the field. The collected essays examine women as citizens, voters, participants, movement activists, partisans, candidates, and legislators. The authors provide frameworks for understanding and organizing existing scholarship; focus on theoretical, methodological, and empirical debates; and map out productive directions for future research. As the only book to offer state of the field essays on women and gender in U.S. politics, Political Women and American Democracy will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students studying and conducting women and politics research.1. Introduction: what we saw at the Revolution: women in American politics and political science Christina Wolbrecht; 2. Gender as a category of political analysis in American political development Gretclƒ