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References and Further Reading

Anderson, Kristi. 1975. "Working Women and Political Participation, 1952­1972", American Journal of Political Science, No. 19. pp. 439­453.

Barkan, Joel. 1995. "Elections in Agrarian Societies", Journal of Democracy, No. 6. pp. 106­116.

Bochel, John and David Denver. 1983. "Candidate Selection
in the Labour Party: What the Selectors Seek", British Journal of Political Science, Vol. 13, No. 1. pp. 45­69.

Darcy, R. and Sarah Slavin Schramm. 1977. "When Women Run Against Men", Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 41. pp. 1­12.

Darcy, R., Susan Welch and Janet Clark. 1994. Women, Elections, and Representation. 2nd ed. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska University Press.

Fowler, Linda and Robert D. McClure. 1989.
Political Ambition: Who Decides to Run For Congress. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

Gallagher, Michael. 1988. "Conclusions", in Michael Gallagher and Michael Marsh, eds. Candidate Selection in Comparative Perspective: The Secret Garden of Politics. London: Sage.

Hellevik, Ottar and Tor Bjørklund. 1995. "Velgerne og Kvinnerepresentasjon" (Voters and Women's Representation)
in Nina Raaum Oslo. ed. Kjønn og Politikk (Gender and Politics). Norway: Tano Press.

Inter-Parliamentary Union. 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945­1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva: IPU.

Leduc, Larry, Richard Niemi and Pippa Norris. 1996. Comparing Democracies: Elections and Voting in Global Perspective. London: Sage Publications.

Matland, Richard E. 1995. "How The Electoral System has Helped Women Close the Representation Gap in Norway".
In Lauri Karvonen and Per Selle Closing the Gap: Women in Nordic Politics. London: Dartmouth Press.

Matland, Richard E. 1998 a. "Women's Representation in National Legislatures: Developed and Developing Countries", Legislative Studies Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 1. pp. 109­125.

Matland, Richard E. 1998 b. "The Two Faces of Representation" paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research workshops in Warwick, England,
March 23­28, 1998.

Matland, Richard E. and Donley T. Studlar. 1996. "The Contagion of Women Candidates in Single Member and Multi-Member Districts", Journal of Politics, Vol. 58, No. 3. pp. 707­733.

Matland, Richard E. and Donley T. Studlar. 1998. "The Electoral Opportunity Structure for Women in the Canadian Provinces: A Comparison to U.S. State Legislatures", Political Research Quarterly, forthcoming.

Matland, Richard E. and Michelle A. Taylor. 1997.
"Electoral System Effect on Women's Representation: Theoretical Arguments and Evidence from Costa Rica". Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 186­210.

Norris, Pippa. 1985. "Women's Legislative Participation in Western Europe", Western European Politics, Vol. 8. pp. 90­101.

Norris, Pippa. 1996. "Legislative Recruitment". In LeDuc, Niemi and Norris. eds. Comparing Democracies: Elections and Voting in Global Perspective. London: Sage.

Reynolds, Andrew and Ben Reilly et. al. 1997.
The International IDEA Handbook of Electoral System Design. Stockholm: International IDEA.

Rule, Wilma. 1981. "Why Women Don't Run: The Critical Factors in Women's Legislative Recruitment", Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 34. pp. 60­77.

Rule, Wilma. 1987. "Electoral Systems, Contextual Factors,
and Women's Opportunity for Election to Parliament in Twenty-Three Democracies", Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 40.
pp. 477­498.

Togeby, Lise. 1994. "Political Implications of Increasing Numbers of Women in the Labor Force", Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 27. pp. 211­240.

Valen, Henry. 1966. "The Recruitment of Parliamentary Nominees in Norway". Scandinavian Political Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1. pp. 121­166.

Valen, Henry. 1988. "Norway: Decentralization and Group Representation". In Michael Gallagher and Michael Marsh,
eds. Candidate Selection in Comparative Perspective. London: Sage.

Welch, Susan. 1977. "Women as Political Animals? A Test
of Some Explanation for Male ­ Female Political Participation Differences", American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 21.
pp. 711­730.

Welch, Susan and Donley T. Studlar. 1986. "British Public Opinion Toward Women in Politics: A Comparative Perspective", Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 39. pp. 138­152.



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