Increasing women’s political representation in post-communism

Party nudges and financial corrections in Romania

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ID6255297
AuthorsAlexandra Iancu (0000-0003-2928-0141)
Year2021
Volume37
Issue4
Pages598-616
Publication date2021-10-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEast European Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2159-9165 • E-ISSN: 2159-9173
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21599165.2021.1873773
OpenAlexW3134503841
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

The article investigates some of the potential factors leading to increased gender balance in post-communist societies. Focusing on Romania, the study shows that, at the party level, the centralisation of the candidate selection processes, the pre-existence of women as party leaders, or the articulation of women organisations within parties did not bring about a long-term change in the recruitment routines. Conversely, the article points to the fact that minor changes in the party finance regulations succeeded to nudge parties towards gender diversity. This research is based on qualitative content analysis of electoral and party legislation and party statutes

Articulation (sociology · Centralisation · Communism · Diversity (politics · Legislation · Legislature · Minor (academic · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Statute · Gender Politics and Representation · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Law · Public Administration

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