Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets - Couverture souple

Liu, Amy H.

 
9781009570435: Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets

Synopsis

What explains patterns of representation - of women and ethnic minorities - in government cabinets? The authors argue governments diversify their cabinets when (1) a minority group - and it need not be ethnic - is sizable and can mobilize (political competition); and/or (2) the general population believes in and expects the inclusion of minorities (popular norms). The authors test their argument using original cabinet data from Asia and Europe (N=93) 1960-2015 and a most-similar design of four case studies. They identify the gender and ethnicity of 91,000 country-year-minister observations - with consideration of the rank of their ministerial portfolio. They find evidence that in countries where there is political competition and/or popular norms, cabinets have fewer double-hegemons. However, this does not necessarily suggest minorities are holding portfolios of substantive prestige. This project offers a way to study intersectionality in democratic representation and political institutions.

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9781009570473: Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets

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ISBN 10 :  1009570471 ISBN 13 :  9781009570473
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2025
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