Women's Participation in Politics: Ukrainian Case

• Authors: Skovikov Alexey
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The international practices takes into account the question of women's participation in the political life of modern Ukraine. The selection of the state was due to the dynamic process of democratic transformation - the separation of powers, the formation of multi-party competition among political actors in the electoral process, the activity women in the various institutions of civil society. The position was claimed on the basis of empirical data range of academic institutions and reputable sociological centers, and also interviews with experts who said that the creation of real conditions for self-realization by women's interest in politics is only possible for long term. The process is controversial and caused by political culture, traditions and interests of the ruling class represented mainly by men.

Keywords

EN

civil society; political participation; political interests; political elite; electoral process; women ‘s participation.

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Studies of Changing Societies
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 2013
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 53-66

Dates

online

2014-11-05

Contributors

author

Skovikov Alexey

• Political Science, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Cultural Studies and Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy, Culture and Arts, ANO VPO “Moscow Humanities University”, 111395, Russia, Moscow, ul. Youth, d 5

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/scs-2014-0153