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Women’s representation in politics (2021)
Book Chapter
Wolchik, S., & Chiva, M. (2021). Women’s representation in politics. In K. Fábián, J. Johnson, & M. Lazda (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Gender in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia (441-449). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781138347762-74

This chapter argues that in order to understand the historical trajectory of women’s representation in politics in Central-Eastern Europe since the collapse of state socialism, it is important to focus on the interaction of two main factors: the pers... Read More about Women’s representation in politics.

Enlargement (2021)
Book Chapter
Chiva, C. (2021). Enlargement. In G. Abels, A. Krizsán, H. MacRae, & A. van der Vleuten (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of gender and EU politics (183-194). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351049955-18

This chapter argues that the European union's (EU’s) eastwards expansion in particular marked a watershed moment in the development of the EU’s enlargement policy, and that this had momentous consequences for gender equality policy in the new member... Read More about Enlargement.

Strong investiture rules and minority governments in Romania (2015)
Book Chapter
Chiva, C. (2015). Strong investiture rules and minority governments in Romania. In B. Rasch, S. Martin, & J. Cheibub (Eds.), Parliaments and Government Formation: Unpacking Investiture Rules (197-216). Oxford: Oxford University Press

The chapter examines the process of government formation in post-communist Romania by seeking to explain the combination of a high incidence of minority cabinets, on the one hand, and the strong investiture rules characteristic of positive parliament... Read More about Strong investiture rules and minority governments in Romania.