Persistent Inequalities
A Comparative View of Indian and South African Experiences of Local Government Quotas for Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6213762 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hassim (0000-0002-5816-1291, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author), Shireen Hassim |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-102 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politikon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-9346 • E-ISSN: 1470-1014 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02589346.2014.885674 |
| OpenAlex | W2065836555 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 27 |
Debates about the nature and impact of quotas tend to focus on national parliaments, and for the most part tend to debate theoretical assumptions within the disciplines of political science and political philosophy. This article suggests that there is much to be gained in understanding how quotas work by a lateral examination of literature in development studies, and by comparative work on countries that are in the postcolonial global south. Drawing on a comparison between local government quotas in India and South Africa, the article argues that the persistent underlying institutional formations and cultures of politics have a profound impact on the ways in which quotas are inserted into political systems. Applying a feminist lens to literature on women's experiences of entering local government institutions in India and South Africa, the article considers the relationship between women's representation and the broader political system in which they are inserted. The article argues that the presence of women may have democratizing effects on political systems, but that these effects depend as much if not more on the extent to which there is democratic mobilization outside of the elected bodies
Comparative politics · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Inequality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Work (physics · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Law · Public Administration
Life-course and Cohort Impacts in Women’s Pathways to Politics
Democracy as a transitional compass
Role of municipal councillors in the implementation of social protection schemes for children—A case of Ahmedabad, India
Texts and tests of equality
Practicing’ women’s agency and the struggle for transformation in South Africa
Chiefs in South Africa
Engendering Transitions
Polity and Group Difference
Inclusion and Democracy
Inclusion and Democracy
The Politics of Presence
Rising Tide
Powerful Women
Feminist praxis, citizenship and informal politics
Act of Omission
The Importance of Equality to the Sphere of Local Government
Introduction
Between ‘Empowerment’ and ‘Liberation’
Women's Political Participation in Rural India
Gender and integrated area development projects
Struggle Is a School
"Should Blacks Represent Blacks and Women Represent Women? A Contingent "Yes
From a Small to a Large Minority
Electoral Gender Quotas
Gender Quotas and Women's Substantive Representation
Let there be a Balance
Westminster Women
Candidate gender quotas
Decentralizing Government and Decentering Gender
Moving the State
| Citations per year | 0.42 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2021 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |