Sökning: "Substantive representation"

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1. 6. Women’s representation in local governance: A case study on the effects of quota implementation in Colombo, Sri Lanka

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Alexandra Wigren; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Sri Lanka; quota; electoral reform; women’s substantive representation; politics of presence; Law and Political Science;

   Sammanfattning : A qualitative case study set in Colombo, Sri Lanka focusing on women’s representation in local governance. The essay follows the aftermath of the country’s newly implemented electoral reform, which since 2018 resulted in a mixed- member-proportional electoral system with a gender quota. LÄS MER

3. 7. Crisis of representation and the opportunity for change: A case study of women’s representation in Chile between 2015-2022

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Albin Lundholm; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Chile; constitution; women’s representation; gender quotas; institutional trust.; Law and Political Science;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is a descriptive case study of the institutional measures to improve women’s representation in Chile between 2015 and 2022. Women in Chile have historically been underrepresented because of two institutions introduced by former dictator Pinochet: the 1980 constitution and the binomial electoral system. LÄS MER

4. 8. T HE GENDER EQUALITY CHARADE A Critical Perspective on the Adoption and Implementation of 40/60 Gender Quota in Malawi

   Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Författare :Tawonga Tiwonerepo Nyirongo; [2022-11-02]
   Nyckelord :Gender Quota; Gender Equality Policy; Donor Aid;

   Sammanfattning : While gender quotas have been widely adopted by countries around the world as an affirmative action to enhance women’s participation and representation in politics and other public spheres, the impact of the phenomenon continue to vary across national borders. Notably, substantive research suggests that gender quotas promote representational equality and improve women's participation in politics and other spheres of public life. LÄS MER

5. 9. ELECTORAL GENDER QUOTAS AND WOMEN’S SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION IN THE POST-WAR CONTEXT : A Comparative Analysis of The Effects of Women’s Rights Provisions In Peace Agreements on Quota-Outcomes in Nepal and Angola

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Författare :Johanna Ljung; [2022]
   Nyckelord :post-war; peace processes; peace agreements; electoral gender quotas; affirmative action; women’s political representation; women’s rights; women’s substantive representation; Nepal; Angola.;

   Sammanfattning : Following conflict, peace agreements bring an opportunity to profoundly change societal structures and add to women’s empowerment. Using affirmative action tools like electoral gender quotas, women’s numerical presence, or descriptive representation, has more than doubled since the 1995 Beijing Declaration. LÄS MER

7. 10. The Matrix Behind Womanhood : Political Ideology and Substantive Representation of Women in Poland

   Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Författare :Dominique Keizer; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Substantive representation; Womanhood; Poland;

   Sammanfattning : In 2015 the Polish political environment saw a sudden change with the election of PiS (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość/Law and Justice), a conservative right-wing wing party that became the ruling voice in society. Due to the interconnectedness of politics and religion, the role of the Catholic church gained prevalence leading to a shift in the preferred discursive practices. LÄS MER