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Although we may not be conscious of it, politics has a significant influence on our lives; almost everything we do is affected by political decisions. But what do we mean when we talk about politics or the political system or government?
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Bourque, S. and Grossholtz, J. (1974) ‘Politics as Unnatural Practice: Political Science Looks at Female Participation’, Politics and Society 4: 225–66.
Encel, S. and Campbell, D. (1991) Out of the Dolls House: Women in the Public Sphere, Longman Cheshire, Melbourne (Part III: The Political Sphere).
Giddens, A. (1989) Sociology, Polity Press, Cambridge (Chapter 10: Politics, Government and the State).
Sederberg, P.C. (1983) Interpreting Politics, Chandler and Sharp, Novato (Chapter 2).
Whip, R. (1991) ‘Representing Women: Australian Women Parliamentarians on the Horns of a Dilemma’, Women and Politics 11: 1–22.
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© 1992 Gillian Lupton, Patricia Short and Rosemary Whip
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Whip, R. (1992). Politics and Government. In: Society and Gender. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15168-4_10
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