Making Institutions and Context Count
How Useful Is Feminist Institutionalism in Explaining Male Dominance in Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6355152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marie Jeanne Adams (0000-0002-2176-3328, James Madison University), Michal Smrek (Uppsala University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 271-276 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics & Gender (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1743-923X • E-ISSN: 1743-9248 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1743923x18000156 |
| OpenAlex | W2809631294 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 8 |
While the same formal candidate selection rules are generally in place throughout a state, there is often intracountry variation in male descriptive overrepresentation. To explain this variation, scholars cannot focus exclusively on women (e.g., how do women respond to formal institutional opportunities?) or femininity (e.g., how do norms governing appropriate female behavior affect women's odds of being selected as a candidate?). Rather, scholars must attend to the ways that informal norms regarding masculinity operate across space and time within a country. Drawing on the insights of feminist institutionalism, this essay examines two intracountry sources of variation in candidate selection: the spatial urban-rural divide and temporal differences between first-time recruitment and renomination. While the formal candidate selection rules are uniform, informal institutions vary depending on where and when we look, leading to different levels of male overrepresentation
Context (archaeology · Dominance (genetics · Femininity · Geography · Masculinity · Odds · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Variation (astronomy · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |