No Shortcuts to Power: African Women in Politics and Policy Making

Book Description
Whatever other shortcomings of representative democracy may be apparent in our world today, one issue that clearly remains only partially resolved is the participation and policy impact of one half of the population--women. This comparative study examines this issue in the context of two African countries, South Africa and Uganda, both of which have accomplished much more at the level of women's political participation than most African or indeed other countries.


About the Author
Anne-Marie Goetz is a political scientist and Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

Shireen Hassim is a political scientist and lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Witwatersrand.



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Women currently hold one quarter of seats in the Ugandan parliament and nearly one third of South Africa's, while occupying nearly one third of local councillor positions in both countries as well. Goetz (Institute of Development Studies, U. of Sussex, UK) and Hassim (political studies, U. of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) present eight papers that explore the different impacts of this phenomenon on policy regimes, political effectiveness of women, perceptions of legitimacy, and other issues of governance. Distributed by Palgrave. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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