Background
Darcy, Robert E. was born on February 25, 1942 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Jons William and Jane (Alton) Darcy.
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Women, elections, and representation
( The first women representatives in the United States we...)
The first women representatives in the United States were elected in 1894 when Colorado votes sent three women to the state legislature. Now, a century later, women almost everywhere are the majority of voters but a distinct minority of elected officials. This discrepancy is a puzzle for those who thought democratic institutions would incorporate newly enfranchised women, and a problem for those working to expand democratic representation. Darcy, Welch, and Clark examine women candidates and candidacies in the United States and several other democratic nations. Their careful analysis reveals that male voters and political elites are not the barriers to women's election that common wisdom suggests. Instead, they find that a party's ability to determine candidate selection, along with election procedures that benefit incumbents, produces slow turnover of elected officials and few opportunities for new women candidates. In addition, the authors analyze nomination procedures and election systems to document both the conditions that lead political parties to nominate more women and the mechanisms that yield more victories by women candidates. Women, Elections, and Representation is an extensively revised and expanded edition of a successful text that provides a thorough and up-to-date account of research on women and politics.
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Robert E. Darcy
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Education
Bachelor, University of Wisconsin, 1965; Master of Arts, U. Kentucky, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Kentucky, 1971.
Career
Assistant professor, George Washington University, Washington, 1971-1977;
assistant professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1977-1980;
associate professor political science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1980-1985;
professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1985-1990;
Regents professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, since 1991. Expert witness on ballot procedures Attorney General, State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, 1984-1986, 91-95, 98, Ohio, 1991, N.H., 1995, North Carolina, 1998. Visiting guest professor of University Connecticut, 1984.
European lecturer United States Information Agency, Sweden, Germany, 1983, African lecturer, Uganda, Swaziland, Kenya, Sierra Leone, 1988, Mozambique, South Africa, 1993. Visiting professor U. New Orleans, 1985, National U. Ireland, U. College Galway, 1988, Queen's U., Belfast, 1987, U. NSW, Australia, 1991, Trinity College, Dublin, 1993.
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Women, elections, and representation
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Women, elections, and representation
Membership
Member American Association of University Professors (chapter president 1984), Political Studies Association Ireland, American Political Science Association, American Association Public Opinion Research, Western Social Science Association, Oklahoma Political Science Association (president 1992), Southern Political Science Association, Midwestern Political Science Association.
Connections
Married Lynne C. Murnane, August 30, 1975. Children: Mary Frances, Catherine Rose.
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Political Party
Republican