Who Supports Gender Quotas in Transitioning and Authoritarian States in the Middle East and North Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6246908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuree Noh (0000-0003-1372-027X, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, USA), Marwa Shalaby (0000-0002-2094-1110, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 2313-2347 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4140 • E-ISSN: 1552-3829 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00104140241237476 |
| OpenAlex | W4392709195 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 82 |
What are the drivers of citizens’ support for electoral gender quotas in transitioning and authoritarian states? Despite extensive research examining public support for women in politics in democracies, we know little about how the public perceives them in less democratic settings. To address this shortcoming, we use original survey data from authoritarian Morocco and transitioning Tunisia – two Arab countries hailed for their progressive gender policies. We argue that in these countries where citizens lack political information, they instead rely on their assessment of the government’s performance to form attitudes toward gender quotas. Furthermore, electoral legitimacy plays an important role in shaping citizens’ support for quotas, which are closely linked to how elections and legislatures operate. The findings offer strong support for our theoretical expectations and uncover important gender differences
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Middle East · Political science · Politics · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |