Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets: Asia and Europe in Comparative Perspective (Elements in Gender and Politics)

By: null Amy H. Liu and null Roman Hlatky and null Keith Padraic Chew and null Eoin L. Power and null Sam Selsky and null Betty Compton and null Meiying Xu

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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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781009570459
Related ISBNs:: 9781009570473, 9781009570473
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:: 01/31/25
Copyrighted By:: Amy H. Liu, Roman Hlatky, Keith Padraic Chew, Eoin L. Power, Sam Selsky, Betty Compton, and Meiying Xu
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Language:: English
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Categories:: Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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