Mary Shears
Biographic Data
| ID | 4386740 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Shears |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Shears |
| SIGNATURE | SHEARS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Plymouth |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Councillors in Context: The Impact of Place upon Elected Representatives
The time investment in council duties and the roles adopted by local councillors in Britain have been studied extensively but rarely has research incorporated information about the type of area represented. This article combines individual-level survey responses from councillors with aggregate-level data that describe characteristics of the wards that elect each councillor. The survey data report each councillor’s social and political characteris…
Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party
Journal Article Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party Get access Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party Sarah Childs and Paul Webb Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 299 pp. ISBN 978-0-230-23917-3 (hb) Mary Shears Mary Shears Plymouth University, UK [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 67, Issue 3, July 2014, Pages 739–744, https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gst00…
Bame Candidates in Local Elections in Britain
Differences between white and Black, Asian and other minority ethnic (BAME) local election candidates in Britain are examined using survey data. BAME candidates are more likely to be younger and better educated but fewer women are recruited from among this group. Such candidates are electorally inexperienced, have stronger ties with community-related organisations and are more likely to make their own decision to stand for election rather than be…
The Gender of News and News of Gender: A Study of Sex, Politics, and Press Coverage of the 2010 British General Election
In the months leading up to the 2010 British General Election, pundits were claiming that women would be specifically targeted by all political parties. However, this focus never materialized and it was just more business as usual but with the added novelty of televised leaders’ debates, which meant that coverage was more male ordered than ever. The study on which this article is based monitored articles published in the four weeks leading up to …
Parties, Recruitment and Modernisation: Evidence from Local Election Candidates
Using pooled data from four separate nationwide surveys of local election candidates conducted from 2006–09 the paper assesses the role and importance of parties in the recruitment and selection of candidates. In many respects candidates are similar to councillors with men outnumbering women in a two to one ratio, with very few non-white candidates coming forward for selection and an age bias towards older rather than younger people. Candidates a…
The Gender of News and News of Gender: A Study of Sex, Politics, and Press Coverage of the 2010 British General Election
In the months leading up to the 2010 British General Election, pundits were claiming that women would be specifically targeted by all political parties. However, this focus never materialized and it was just more business as usual but with the added novelty of televised leaders’ debates, which meant that coverage was more male ordered than ever. The study on which this article is based monitored articles published in the four weeks leading up to …
Parties, Recruitment and Modernisation: Evidence from Local Election Candidates
Using pooled data from four separate nationwide surveys of local election candidates conducted from 2006–09 the paper assesses the role and importance of parties in the recruitment and selection of candidates. In many respects candidates are similar to councillors with men outnumbering women in a two to one ratio, with very few non-white candidates coming forward for selection and an age bias towards older rather than younger people. Candidates a…
Councillors in Context: The Impact of Place upon Elected Representatives
The time investment in council duties and the roles adopted by local councillors in Britain have been studied extensively but rarely has research incorporated information about the type of area represented. This article combines individual-level survey responses from councillors with aggregate-level data that describe characteristics of the wards that elect each councillor. The survey data report each councillor’s social and political characteris…
Bame Candidates in Local Elections in Britain
Differences between white and Black, Asian and other minority ethnic (BAME) local election candidates in Britain are examined using survey data. BAME candidates are more likely to be younger and better educated but fewer women are recruited from among this group. Such candidates are electorally inexperienced, have stronger ties with community-related organisations and are more likely to make their own decision to stand for election rather than be…
Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party
Journal Article Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party Get access Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party Sarah Childs and Paul Webb Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 299 pp. ISBN 978-0-230-23917-3 (hb) Mary Shears Mary Shears Plymouth University, UK [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 67, Issue 3, July 2014, Pages 739–744, https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gst00…
Parties, Recruitment and Modernisation: Evidence from Local Election Candidates
Using pooled data from four separate nationwide surveys of local election candidates conducted from 2006–09 the paper assesses the role and importance of parties in the recruitment and selection of candidates. In many respects candidates are similar to councillors with men outnumbering women in a two to one ratio, with very few non-white candidates coming forward for selection and an age bias towards older rather than younger people. Candidates a…
The Gender of News and News of Gender: A Study of Sex, Politics, and Press Coverage of the 2010 British General Election
In the months leading up to the 2010 British General Election, pundits were claiming that women would be specifically targeted by all political parties. However, this focus never materialized and it was just more business as usual but with the added novelty of televised leaders’ debates, which meant that coverage was more male ordered than ever. The study on which this article is based monitored articles published in the four weeks leading up to …
Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party
Journal Article Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party Get access Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party Sarah Childs and Paul Webb Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 299 pp. ISBN 978-0-230-23917-3 (hb) Mary Shears Mary Shears Plymouth University, UK [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 67, Issue 3, July 2014, Pages 739–744, https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gst00…
Bame Candidates in Local Elections in Britain
Differences between white and Black, Asian and other minority ethnic (BAME) local election candidates in Britain are examined using survey data. BAME candidates are more likely to be younger and better educated but fewer women are recruited from among this group. Such candidates are electorally inexperienced, have stronger ties with community-related organisations and are more likely to make their own decision to stand for election rather than be…
Councillors in Context: The Impact of Place upon Elected Representatives
The time investment in council duties and the roles adopted by local councillors in Britain have been studied extensively but rarely has research incorporated information about the type of area represented. This article combines individual-level survey responses from councillors with aggregate-level data that describe characteristics of the wards that elect each councillor. The survey data report each councillor’s social and political characteris…
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