Researching without asking actors directly
The value of interpretative methods in studying gender mainstreaming implementation in the European Parliament
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13120440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Petra Ahrens (0000-0002-1867-4519, Tampere University, corresponding author), Anna Elomäki (0000-0002-1114-1883, Tampere University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Exchange (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2474-736X • E-ISSN: 2474-736X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2474736x.2022.2120407 |
| OpenAlex | W4296127162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 28 |
This article discusses interpretative methods as well-suited approaches to researching norm- and value-driven topics, such as gender mainstreaming (GM). Using the European Parliament as a case study, the article introduces the idea of ‘flipped expert interviews’, extending the interview population to non-experts, as an approach to study GM. It interrogates the advantages and limitations of this method in capturing power relations and the formal and informal practices and processes in the EP’s committees and political groups. The article suggests that going beyond ‘usual suspects’ when selecting the interview population helps to paint a broader picture of contextual factors and micro-dynamics that illuminate processes of politicization around contentious topics
Epistemology · Gender equality · Gender mainstreaming · Mainstreaming · Norm (philosophy · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Population · Power (physics · Public relations · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · European Union Policy and Governance · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Doing Feminist Research in Political and Social Science
Transformations in EU Gender Equality
Articulating Practice through the Interview to the Double
Gender and Informal Institutions
Varieties of Opposition to Gender Equality in Europe
Interviewing in Social Science Research
Anti-gender campaigns in Europe
The Discursive Politics of Gender Equality
Gender, Politics and Institutions
A Feminist in Brussels (and Glasgow, Berlin, Düsseldorf…)
Gender, Institutions and Power
Contested gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament
With or without feminism? Researching gender and politics in the 21st century
Gender mainstreaming and the substantive representation of women
Gender mainstreaming and evaluation in the EU
Sowing the Seeds of Its Own Failure
Reframing the language of human rights? Political group contestations on women’s and LGBTQI rights in European Parliament debates
Feminist Experiences of ‘Studying Up’
Gendering the Representative Work of the European Parliament
Qualitative inquiry and research design
Nested Newness, Institutional Innovation, and the Gendered Limits of Change
Toward Active Reflexivity
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |