Brazil's quality of democracy remains limited by enduring obstacles including the weakness of parties and underrepresentation of marginalized groups. Party Inst

Explains how weakly institutionalized and male-dominant parties undermine descriptive representation in Brazil's OLPR legislative elections.

Brazil's quality of democracy remains limited by enduring obstacles including the weakness of parties and underrepresentation of marginalized groups. Party Inst

This book generates a wealth of new empirical information about Latin American party systems and contributes richly to major theoretical debates about party sys

′This thoughtful and wide-ranging review of parties and party research contains contributions from many of the foremost party scholars and is a must for all l