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The 2017 West Bank Municipal elections were framed by locally based non-governmental organisations and the Palestinian Authorities – albeit to a lesser extent – in terms of the desirability of increasing female participation in them in two particular ways: participation as representatives and participation as voters. Both aspects of participation were supported by extensive radio campaigns conducted by locally based non-governmental organisations. The effectiveness of these campaigns and the approaches used form the basis of this article. Using a mixed-methods approach consisting of both quantitative and qualitative data, it concludes that radio has endemic socio-technical advantages for reaching women, particularly in conflict-affected areas, and that broadcasting content aimed at women by women is essential in terms of increasing their representation and voting.

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Elections NGOs participation radio West Bank women

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Increasing female participation in municipal elections via the use of local radio in conflict-affected settings: The case of the West Bank Municipal elections 2017

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