Unexpected Winners
The Significance of an Open-List System on Women's Representation in Poland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6354015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sheri Kunovich (Southern Methodist University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 153-177 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics & Gender (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1743-923X • E-ISSN: 1743-9248 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1743923x12000141 |
| OpenAlex | W1971894208 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 39 |
Scholars have debated the impact of open-list systems on women's representation. While some argue that open lists provide a unique opportunity for voters to overcome parties' bias against women, others argue that they create additional barriers. I examine several mechanisms that impact women's representation within Poland's open-list system. Results suggest that 1) voters shift women's original list placements positively across all parties over three elections; 2) these shifts are more pronounced when women's overall presence on the list and list placement are lower, regardless of party; and 3) positive shifts often result in the election of substantially more women than would have been expected. These findings add to our understanding of open-list systems by documenting variability in the effects of preferential voting across time and party in a postcommunist context. In addition, the unexpected positive effects of preferential voting in Poland add to a growing body of evidence that voters and parties on the center and right support female candidates at rates approaching or similar to parties on the left
Context (archaeology · Geography · Political science · Politics · Proportional representation · Representation (politics · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
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| Citations per year | 2,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |