Coalitions Matter
Citizenship, Women, and Quota Adoption in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6318196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alice J Kang (0000-0001-5443-8356, University of Nebraska–Lincoln), A M Tripp (0000-0002-8490-3711, University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-91 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives on Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1537-5927 • E-ISSN: 1541-0986 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1537592717002225 |
| OpenAlex | W2791490499 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 49 |
| References cited | 78 |
We provide new theory and evidence of the role of domestic women’s coalitions in the adoption of gender quotas. Previous research has shown the importance of women’s movements to policy change. We show that specific types of mobilization, often multiethnic in character, are a more precise way of describing these influences. Using a new dataset of coalitions in 50 countries in Africa (1989–2014), we first examine where coalitions are likely to emerge. Controlling for factors that correlate with their formation, we find that when domestic women’s organizations form a coalition for quotas, governments are more likely to adopt them and do so more quickly. This correlation holds when controlling for international aid, involvement of international women’s movements, and whether countries recently emerged out of major armed conflict, complementing recent scholarship that highlights global influences. A comparative case study of the adoption of a gender quota in Senegal and non-adoption in Benin helps illustrate the nuances of the theory
Citizenship · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Mobilization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · International Development and Aid
African Women’s Movements and the African Union
African Women’s Movements and the African Union
Women in African Parliaments
Women in African Parliaments
New Trends in Women and Politics in Africa
New Trends in Women and Politics in Africa
Coalitions matter for both men and women
The Instrumentalization of Women Opposition Leaders for Authoritarian Regime Entrenchment
What women want
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Power in the Post-Civil War Period
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Moro Women's Participation and Legitimation in the Bangsamoro Peace Process
Gender quotas
International socialization, international politics, and the spread of state bureaucracies for women’s advancement
The adoption of women’s legislative caucuses worldwide
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Gender Parity Reform as Autocratic Genderwashing? Analyzing Ethiopia’s Post-Protest Experiment
Civil War Induced Social Rupture and Transformative Changes
Connecting Malian and Burkinabe women’s local experiences of livelihood security to how they participate in politics
How women’s incumbency affects future elections
Public responses to engineering equality
Women's views and experiences of accessing National Parliament
The Growth of a Field
Lessons from a Late Adopter
Hierarchies of Violence, Victimhood, and Remedy in the Pursuit of Women’s Rights After War
Women’s Political Representation in African Rebel Parties
The Subjective Effects of Gender Quotas
Public Opinion and Women’s Rights in Autocracies
Gender Equality and Authoritarian Regimes
A Voice at the Table
Opening the Attitudinal Black Box
Gendered Conflict, Gendered Outcomes
Electing More Women to National Legislatures
The Appointment of Women to Authoritarian Cabinets in Africa
Electoral Engineering in New Democracies
Democracy and the Adoption of Electoral Gender Quotas Worldwide
Who Supports Gender Quotas in Transitioning and Authoritarian States in the Middle East and North Africa
Substantive Representation, Women’s Health, and Regime Type
Gender and Political Compliance Under Authoritarian Rule
International incentives for women’s rights in dictatorships
How Do Electoral Gender Quotas Affect Policy
Gender Quotas and International Reputation
Affirmative action measures and electoral candidates' positioning in Zambia
Gender parity and the symbolic representation of women in Senegal
Unravelling the adoption of youth quotas in African hybrid regimes
Why rural Malian women want to be candidates for local office
Regime Support and Gender Quotas in Autocracies
International Rewards for Gender Equality Reforms in Autocracies
Controversy and coalition
Women & politics in Uganda
The Challenge Of Local Feminisms
Women in African Parliaments
Inclusion without Representation in Latin America
Women in African Parliaments
Lobbying and Policy Change
Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis
Gendering Legislative Behavior
Women and Power in Postconflict Africa
New Tools in Comparative Political Economy
When Protest Makes Policy
Activists beyond Borders
Democratization by Elections
Quotas for Women in Politics
Protecting Soldiers and Mothers
Rising Tide
Human Rights and Gender Violence
Women, Quotas and Politics
The Power of Human Rights
Civil War and Trajectories of Change in Women's Political Representation in Africa, 1985-2010
Progress of the world’s women 2015–2016
Quotas as a ‘fast track’ to equal representation for women
Strategies for change
Gender quotas, democracy, and women's representation in Africa
The Sudanese Women's Movement and the Mobilisation for the 2008 Legislative Quota and its Aftermath
Increasing Women's Representation Via Gender Quotas
Women and Politics in Uganda
An advocacy coalition framework of policy change and the role of policy-oriented learning therein
Women and Collective Action in Africa
How Movements Win
Activists beyond borders
Women’s Activism in Africa
Beyond Bodies
Political Parties and the Adoption of Candidate Gender Quotas
Lobbying Coalitions and Government Policy Change
Alternatives to Gender Quotas
Women's Transnational Activism, Norm Cascades, and Quota Adoption in The Developing World
Peace Accords and the Adoption of Electoral Quotas for Women in the Developing World, 1990–2006
Let there be a Balance
Beyond Quotas
Party Systems and Democratic Consolidation in Africa’s Electoral Regimes
Elected Bodies
Integrating Data on Ethnicity, Geography, and Conflict
Government Respect for Gendered Rights
Transnational Women's Activism and the Global Diffusion of Gender Quotas
International Politics and the Spread of Quotas for Women in Legislatures
Norms and Social Hierarchies
Growth in women's political representation
Constitution Making and Democratization in Kenya (2000–2005)
Democratization and Women's Legislative Representation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreign aid, democracy, and gender quota laws
Democratization and the Hidden Public
Valence Issues in African Elections
Women's Mobilization and Gender Outcomes in Transitions to Democracy
Does the Quality of Democracy Matter for Women’s Rights? Just Debate and Democratic Transition in Chile and South Africa
Do Ethnic Parties Exclude Women
The Global Impact of Quotas
Measuring Ethnic Fractionalization in Africa
Ethnic Politics and Women's Empowerment in Africa
Fighting gender-based violence
A Theory of Coalition Formation
The International Women's Movement and Women's Political Representation, 1893-2003
Democratization, Women's Movements, and Gender-Equitable States
Gender Equality and Electoral Politics on the Left
Resolving the Democracy Paradox
The Civic Origins of Progressive Policy Change
Coalition Work in the Pro-Choice Movement
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| Unique citing works | 49 |
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| Citations per year | 6,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 49 |