Anke Schouteden
Biographic Data
| ID | 4390832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anke Schouteden |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anke |
| FAMILY NAME | Schouteden |
| SIGNATURE | SCHOUTEDEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Voting for Women in Belgium's Flexible List System
Proportional electoral systems tend to be more beneficial for women's descriptive representation than majority systems. However, within proportional systems the gender equality of election outcomes differs, highlighting the importance of studying the actual use of electoral provisions in proportional representation (PR) systems. Therefore, we investigate the determinants of voting for female candidates in Belgium's local elections. This case is p…
Constituting ‘The Poor: A Critical Frame Analysis of Substantive Claims
Following recent trends in the literature, substantive representation does not only take place in parliament by elected actors, but in a wide range of arenas involving diverse actors. In this article we study substantive claims about ‘the poor’ in newspaper articles using Critical Frame Analysis. Our aim is twofold: exploring which actors represent the interests of poor people, and how ‘the poor’ as a group are giving meaning to. Our findings sho…
Cleavage, Ideology and Identity. Explaining the Linkage between Representatives and Interest Groups
This article critically evaluates explanatory theories about how representatives, and more specifically members of parliament (MPs), connect with interest groups. Central to this are the crucial questions of whether these contacts are party-based or identity-based. Our analysis includes five kinds of groups: two traditional cleavage-based groups (blue-collar workers and employers) with well-established contacts between parties (respectively, soci…
Voting for Women in Belgium's Flexible List System
Proportional electoral systems tend to be more beneficial for women's descriptive representation than majority systems. However, within proportional systems the gender equality of election outcomes differs, highlighting the importance of studying the actual use of electoral provisions in proportional representation (PR) systems. Therefore, we investigate the determinants of voting for female candidates in Belgium's local elections. This case is p…
Cleavage, Ideology and Identity. Explaining the Linkage between Representatives and Interest Groups
This article critically evaluates explanatory theories about how representatives, and more specifically members of parliament (MPs), connect with interest groups. Central to this are the crucial questions of whether these contacts are party-based or identity-based. Our analysis includes five kinds of groups: two traditional cleavage-based groups (blue-collar workers and employers) with well-established contacts between parties (respectively, soci…
Cleavage, Ideology and Identity. Explaining the Linkage between Representatives and Interest Groups
This article critically evaluates explanatory theories about how representatives, and more specifically members of parliament (MPs), connect with interest groups. Central to this are the crucial questions of whether these contacts are party-based or identity-based. Our analysis includes five kinds of groups: two traditional cleavage-based groups (blue-collar workers and employers) with well-established contacts between parties (respectively, soci…
Constituting ‘The Poor: A Critical Frame Analysis of Substantive Claims
Following recent trends in the literature, substantive representation does not only take place in parliament by elected actors, but in a wide range of arenas involving diverse actors. In this article we study substantive claims about ‘the poor’ in newspaper articles using Critical Frame Analysis. Our aim is twofold: exploring which actors represent the interests of poor people, and how ‘the poor’ as a group are giving meaning to. Our findings sho…
Voting for Women in Belgium's Flexible List System
Proportional electoral systems tend to be more beneficial for women's descriptive representation than majority systems. However, within proportional systems the gender equality of election outcomes differs, highlighting the importance of studying the actual use of electoral provisions in proportional representation (PR) systems. Therefore, we investigate the determinants of voting for female candidates in Belgium's local elections. This case is p…
Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Parliament (2 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Representation (politics (2 works) · Social science (2 works)