Gendered Institutions and Women’s Political Representation in Africa

Cover\nContents\nList of Illustrations\nAuthor Biographies\nIntroduction\n1 Feminist institutionalism, women’s representation and state capture: The case of South Africa Amanda Gouws\n2 Confronting the double-bind dilemma in the representations of Joice Mujuru in Zimbabwean newspapers between 2000 and 2008 Mandiedza Parichi\n3 Candidate training programmes in Africa – A waste of resources or pedagogies of the oppressed? Experiences from Letsema training workshops in Botswana (2013–19) Sethunya Tshepho Mosime and Maude Dikobe\n4 Party primary candidate nomination institutions,\rinformality and women’s candidature in Malawi’s\rparliamentary elections\rAsiyati Lorraine Chiweza\n5 ‘Inspiring a revolution’: Women’s central role in\rTanzanian institutions, independence and beyond\rCatherine Cymone Fourshey and Marla L. Jaksch\n6 Experiences of gender equality legislation in Kenya: The role of institutions and actors Shillah Sintoyia Memusi\n7 Women’s political representation and institutionalism in Nigeria – historical perspectives Monica Adele Orisadare\n8 Affirmative action in Ghana? Patriarchal arguments and institutional inertia Diana Højlund Madsen\nConcluding remarks\nIndex