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dc.contributor.authorAhmadi, Salima-
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-03T10:16:39Z-
dc.date.available2015-06-03T10:16:39Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2341-
dc.description.abstractThis study provides socio-political perspectives for deeper insight into the understanding the symbolic and substantive representation of women in Afghan Parliament. It aims to determine the relationship between ‘the form’ and ‘the substance’ of women’s parliamentary representation in Afghanistan since 2001. The main argument of this research is that the ‘form’ does not necessarily results the ‘substance’ and there is a blurred line between ‘mass’ and ‘effectiveness’ of the women MPs in the Parliament. Main premise of “Critical Mass Theory” is criticized, which states that the quantity of women MPs in Parliament leads to the substantive representation. This research has studied four important informal institutions that influenced the formal mandates, which have played a significant role in demonstrating women’s symbolic representation in Afghan Parliament: 1. religious conservatives; 2. tribal values; 3. Pashtunwali code of conduct; and 4. informal justice system. By concluding with a statement that the informal institutions in Afghanistan impede women’s status in society but also women MPs’ substantive representation of gender interests, this study raises critical questions for further research.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of International and Comparative Politicsen_US
dc.subjectAfghanistanen_US
dc.subjectwomen’s parliamentary representationen_US
dc.subject2001en_US
dc.subjectquota systemen_US
dc.subjectpolitical partiesen_US
dc.subjectreligiosityen_US
dc.titleThe Form and Substance of Women's Political Participation: a Study of Female Parliamentarians in Post-2001 Afghanistanen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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