This work examines the relative dearth of women, black and working-class Members of Parliament, and whether this evident social bias matters for political representation.
In this compelling book Pippa Norris and Joni Lovenduski provide the first full account of legislative recruitment in Britain for twenty-five years. Their central concern is how and why some politicians succeed in moving into the highest offices of state, while others fail. The …
In this compelling book Pippa Norris and Joni Lovenduski provide the first full account of legislative recruitment in Britain for twenty-five years. Their central concern is how and why some politicians succeed in moving into the highest offices of state, while others fail. The …
This book examines the relative dearth of women, black and working-class Members of Parliament, and whether this evident social bias matters for political representation.