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Association: Name: The Midwest Political Science Association URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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Nowacki, Dawn., Lien, Alexis. and Scott, Tiffany. "For Men Only? Party System Development, Electoral Reform and the Election of Women to Russian Regional Assemblies" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 15, 2004 <Not Available>. 2008-06-28 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p82729_index.html>

Nowacki, D. E., Lien, A. and Scott, T. (2004, Apr) "For Men Only? Party System Development, Electoral Reform and the Election of Women to Russian Regional Assemblies" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois <Not Available>. 2008-06-28 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p82729_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Laws mandating that candidates for Russian regional and federal legislative assemblies be nominated by political parties, rather than running as independents, have been passed over the past two years in an attempt to consolidate the chaotic (and in fact non-existent) party system. While this may be a positive step for democracy, it is most likely a setback for women’s representation. Counter to the general comparative finding that women do better in electoral systems with party list proportional representation, our earlier work on the election of women to Russian regional parliaments showed that women running as independents generally did better in single member districts than in those with multimember district PR. Recent elections to regional assemblies provide a test of the hypothesis that women will be disadvantaged by having to be approved by party gatekeepers. In the past women could win elections without party support through local notability and name recognition. With the requirement of party approval, coupled with the scarcity of resources for electing candidates and gender bias, men are privileged in party gatekeeper decisions. Approximately ten regional elections in different parts of the country have been held since the passage of the new laws on party nomination, providing an initial database that can be used to test the hypothesis. Other information from local press accounts of elections will be also examined for evidence of party calculations in selecting candidates. If the hypothesis is supported, it means that Russia continues to buck the worldwide trend toward improvements in the recruitment of women politicians to legislative bodies.

Women's Representation and Political Party System Change in the Russian Regional Assemblies Under Federal Executive Dominance

Unique and Common Factors Influencing a Citizen-Driven Electoral Reform Proposal: Electoral Systems and Governance Choices in the British Columbian Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform