Gender quotas and democratic participation: recruiting candidates for elective offices in Germany

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- List of German Terms and English Translations -- Introduction: Gender Quotas and Women's Descriptive Representation-Missing Mechanisms -- Chapter One: The German Political Recruitment Process -- Chapter Two: Eligibles -- Chapter Three: Aspirants -- Chapter Four: Gatekeepers -- Chapter Five: Candidates and Elected Officials -- Conclusion: A Glass Half Full -- Appendix A: Translation of Survey and Descriptive Statistics -- Appendix B: List of Interviews -- Notes -- References -- Index

Political recruitment in Germany -- Eligibles -- Aspirants -- Gatekeepers -- Candidates and elected officials -- Conclusion: a glass half full -- Appendix A: translation of survey and descriptive statistics -- Appendix B: list of interviews