Zahra Runderkamp
Biographic Data
| ID | 926794 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zahra Runderkamp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zahra |
| FAMILY NAME | Runderkamp |
| SIGNATURE | RUNDERKAMP Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Amsterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4986-8957 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Back to the 1950s? Women politicians’ experiences with leave arrangements in the Netherlands
This article examines how maternity and medical leave arrangements in Dutch politics are experienced by women politicians. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 21 women at the national, provincial and local levels, it analyses leave through a feminist institutionalist lens, distinguishing between rules in form and rules in use. Although formal provisions allow temporary replacement during pregnancy or illness, they are experienced as rigid, bureau…
Who still wants to enter politics? Intersectional perspectives of young women aspirants on violence against politicians
This article explores the impact of violence on young women’s political aspirations in the Netherlands, highlighting its potential to deter future women politicians. Through seven online focus groups with 37 young women considering a political career, our findings indicate that witnessing violence poses an important obstacle. Intersectional differences emerged: aspirant women with migration backgrounds report greater deterrence due to intersectin…
Political narratives in representation
The maiden speech – the first speech given by a newly elected member of parliament (MP) – is a tradition in many parliaments, a personalized rite of passage to political power. As ethnic minority MPs remain relative newcomers, the maiden speech is, for them, even more politically charged. How do ethnic minority MPs represent their identities in this transformative moment? Our data set includes 93 ethnic minority MPs who have held a seat in the Du…
No More Simultaneous Chess
Women politicians drop out of politics more often and earlier than men, but we have not yet captured why. Building on feminist institutionalism and through interviews with local Dutch politicians that dropped out before the end of their term, this study aims to generate quality narratives to show why and how women local politicians drop out of politics. I take into account their other life spheres, beyond political work. The women politicians I i…
Space invaders and norm-politicians
How do the media describe the intersectional identities of elected politicians? Our study focuses on parliamentarians in the Netherlands who fall outside the prevailing norm in politics: women and female and male ethnic minorities. Drawing on 2,783 newspaper articles published between 1994 and 2012 and matched samples, we find that the media structurally emphasize the identities of all parliamentarians who are not white men. Women politicians are…
Space invaders and norm-politicians
How do the media describe the intersectional identities of elected politicians? Our study focuses on parliamentarians in the Netherlands who fall outside the prevailing norm in politics: women and female and male ethnic minorities. Drawing on 2,783 newspaper articles published between 1994 and 2012 and matched samples, we find that the media structurally emphasize the identities of all parliamentarians who are not white men. Women politicians are…
Political narratives in representation
The maiden speech – the first speech given by a newly elected member of parliament (MP) – is a tradition in many parliaments, a personalized rite of passage to political power. As ethnic minority MPs remain relative newcomers, the maiden speech is, for them, even more politically charged. How do ethnic minority MPs represent their identities in this transformative moment? Our data set includes 93 ethnic minority MPs who have held a seat in the Du…
Space invaders and norm-politicians
How do the media describe the intersectional identities of elected politicians? Our study focuses on parliamentarians in the Netherlands who fall outside the prevailing norm in politics: women and female and male ethnic minorities. Drawing on 2,783 newspaper articles published between 1994 and 2012 and matched samples, we find that the media structurally emphasize the identities of all parliamentarians who are not white men. Women politicians are…
Political narratives in representation
The maiden speech – the first speech given by a newly elected member of parliament (MP) – is a tradition in many parliaments, a personalized rite of passage to political power. As ethnic minority MPs remain relative newcomers, the maiden speech is, for them, even more politically charged. How do ethnic minority MPs represent their identities in this transformative moment? Our data set includes 93 ethnic minority MPs who have held a seat in the Du…
No More Simultaneous Chess
Women politicians drop out of politics more often and earlier than men, but we have not yet captured why. Building on feminist institutionalism and through interviews with local Dutch politicians that dropped out before the end of their term, this study aims to generate quality narratives to show why and how women local politicians drop out of politics. I take into account their other life spheres, beyond political work. The women politicians I i…
Who still wants to enter politics? Intersectional perspectives of young women aspirants on violence against politicians
This article explores the impact of violence on young women’s political aspirations in the Netherlands, highlighting its potential to deter future women politicians. Through seven online focus groups with 37 young women considering a political career, our findings indicate that witnessing violence poses an important obstacle. Intersectional differences emerged: aspirant women with migration backgrounds report greater deterrence due to intersectin…
Back to the 1950s? Women politicians’ experiences with leave arrangements in the Netherlands
This article examines how maternity and medical leave arrangements in Dutch politics are experienced by women politicians. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 21 women at the national, provincial and local levels, it analyses leave through a feminist institutionalist lens, distinguishing between rules in form and rules in use. Although formal provisions allow temporary replacement during pregnancy or illness, they are experienced as rigid, bureau…
Gender Politics and Representation (4 works) · Politics (3 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Identity (music (2 works) · Ideology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Parliament (2 works)