Equal Representation without Legislation
Gender, Power, and Institutions in Sweden
1st Edition
Published on 14. April 2021
192 pages
978-1-78660-208-4 (ISBN)
Description
Sweden has for many years been recognized as a model of gender equality, particularly with regards to its high proportion of female parliamentarians. This book traces this path to equal representation between women and men in elected bodies, with a special focus on candidate selection process and the implementation of special measures such as party quotas.
Using an approach that is based on feminist institutionalism and discursive institutionalism, the author focuses on institutional reform and change and the ways in which both formal and informal institutions, including rules, practices and norms, as well as key actors' strategies and alliances, may contribute to our understanding of women's political representation in Sweden and what these gendered outcomes mean in a wider context.
Using an approach that is based on feminist institutionalism and discursive institutionalism, the author focuses on institutional reform and change and the ways in which both formal and informal institutions, including rules, practices and norms, as well as key actors' strategies and alliances, may contribute to our understanding of women's political representation in Sweden and what these gendered outcomes mean in a wider context.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8 tables; 1 charts;
ISBN-13
978-1-78660-208-4 (9781786602084)
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Lenita Freidenvall
Equal Representation without Legislation
Gender, Power, and Institutions in Sweden
Book
04/2021
Rowman & Littlefield International
€137.40
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Person
Lenita Freidenvall is Senior Lecturer of Political Science at Stockholm University. She is the Co-Director of the Women in Politics Research Network and has published a number of articles on political representation and gender quotas in the International Feminist Journal of Politics. She was Committee Secretary of the Committee on the Labour Market and Secretary of the Speaker's Reference Group on Gender Equality Issues, Swedish Parliament 2009-2014.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Gender, Political Representation and Candidate Selection
Chapter 3: Analysing Institutional Change from a Feminist Institutional Perspective
Chapter 4: Introducing the Swedish Case
Chapter 5: Policy Adoption, 1970-1987
Chapter 6: Policy Adoption, 1987-2002
Chapter 7: Policy Implementation, 2002-2018
Chapter 8: Understanding Institutional Change in Sweden
References
Chapter 2: Gender, Political Representation and Candidate Selection
Chapter 3: Analysing Institutional Change from a Feminist Institutional Perspective
Chapter 4: Introducing the Swedish Case
Chapter 5: Policy Adoption, 1970-1987
Chapter 6: Policy Adoption, 1987-2002
Chapter 7: Policy Implementation, 2002-2018
Chapter 8: Understanding Institutional Change in Sweden
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