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The Irish legislative gender quota: The first election Cover

The Irish legislative gender quota: The first election

By: Mary Brennan and  Fiona Buckley  
Open Access
|May 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/admin-2017-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2449-9471 | Journal ISSN: 0001-8325
Language: English
Page range: 15 - 35
Published on: May 23, 2017
Published by: The Institute of Public Administration of Ireland
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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