Part I. Introductory chapters
1. Introduction
Drude Dahlerup
2. Arguing for and against quotas: theoretical issues
Carol Bacchi
Part II. Regional chapters
3. The Nordic Countries: An incremental model
Lenita Freidenvall, Drude Dahlerup and Hege Skjeie
4. Latin America: The experience and the impact of quotas in Latin America
Clara Araújo and Ana Isabel García
5. Sub-Saharan Africa: On the Fast Track to Women’s Political Representation
Aili Tripp, Dior Konate and Colleen Lowe-Morna
6. The Balkans: From total rejection to gradual acceptance of gender quotas
Milica G. Antic and Sonja Lokar
7. The Arab Region: Women's Access to the Decision-Making Process Across the Arab Nation
Gihan Abou-Zeid with the assistance of Dina Obied
8. Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand: Gender Quotas in the Context of Citizenship Models
Mona Lena Krook, Joni Lovenduski and Judith Squires
9. South Asia: Gender Quotas and the Politics of Empowerment : A comparative study
Shirin M. Rai, Farzana Bari, Nazmunnessa Mahtab and Bidyut Mohanty
Part III. Short case studies
10. Gender Quotas in Post-Conflict States: East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq
Julie Ballington and Drude Dahlerup
11. Indonesia: The struggle for gender quotas in the world’s largest Muslim country
Cecilia Bylesjö and Francisia SSE Seda
12. Affirmative action at the IPU
Kareen Jabre
Part IV. Concluding chapters
13. Electoral Quotas: Frequency and Effectiveness
Richard E. Matland
14. Conclusion
Drude Dahlerup
Biography
Drude Dahlerup
