PSA Women and Politics Specialist Group: Making a Difference for Women

Bi-annual Conference 2012

‘Making a Difference for Women', Saturday 18 February 2012, Frenchay Campus, UWE, Bristol.

Do women political representatives act for women?

What difference do women, elected representatives and other, make in and to politics?

Why do women seek to represent (and how)?

Are those who seek to act for women only ever women?

Does everything and anything done by a woman representative count as substantive representation?

Are some representatives better for women than others?

What is ‘good’ representation ‘for women’ and how and where does it take place?

Delegates will have an opportunity to attend two of six panel sessions and a Roundtable, with further networking opportunities over lunch.

The Political Studies Association (PSA) is the leading UK-based professional organisation for Political Scientists.

We hope the theme of ‘women making a difference’ will provide a conduit for both academic and practitioner contributions to this one day conference.

Deadline for abstracts (500 words): now closedDeadline for early bird registration: 16 January 2012Programme: View the provisional conference timetable

Register online now

Organisers

Dr Lisa Harrison, UWE, Bristol
Prof Sarah Childs, Bristol University

Co-sponsored by the PSA Women and Politics Specialist Group.