Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets - Couverture rigide

Liu, Amy H.; Hlatky, Roman; Chew, Keith Padraic; Power, Eoin L.; Selsky, Sam; Compton, Betty; Xu, Meiying

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1009570471 ISBN 13 : 9781009570473

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2025

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1009570471
• ISBN 13: 9781009570473
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 102
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italie