Beyond Left, Right, and Center: The Politics of Gender and Ethnicity in Contemporary Germany - Paperbackby Christina Xydias (Author) Women's political representation is often expected to be better on "the left." However, the reality is more complicated. Using Germany's multi party system as its central case study, Beyond Left, Right, and Center challenges this conventional wisdom on political ideology. Christina Xydias shows that some right leaning parties advocate for women's rights and interests, while left and right leaning parties can be equally