Gender, ethnicity, and intersectionality in cabinets: Asia and Europe in comparative perspective

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 be...

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Main Author: Liu, Amy H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2025
Series:Cambridge elements
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary: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
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2025)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (93 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009570466
DOI:10.1017/9781009570466

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