Seeing Women, Strengthening Democracy How Women in Politics Foster Connected Citizens

Name: Seeing Women, Strengthening Democracy
Author: Magda Hinojosa

Auteur: Magda Hinojosa

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Magda Hinojosa Miki Caul Kittilson

Engels
Hardcover
9780197526941
17 september 2020
180 pagina's

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Under what conditions do citizens most effectively connect to the democratic process? We tend to think that factors like education, income, and workforce participation are most important, but research has shown that they exert less influence than expected when it comes to women's attitudes and engagement. Scholars have begun to look more closely at how political context affects engagement. This book asks how contexts promote women's interest and connection to democracy, and it looks to Latin America for answers. The region provides a good test case as the institution of gender quotas has led to more recent and dramatic increases in women's political representation. Specifically, Magda Hinojosa and Miki Caul Kittilson argue that the election of women to political office--particularly where women's presence is highly visible to the public--strengthens the connections between women and the democratic process. For women, seeing more "people like me" in politics changes attitudes and orientations toward government and politics. The authors untangle the effects of gender quotas and the subsequent rise in women's share of elected positions, finding that the latter exerts greater impact on women's connections to the democratic process. Women citizens are more knowledgeable, interested, and efficacious when they see women holding elected office. They also express more trust in government and in political institutions and greater satisfaction with democracy when they see more women in politics. The authors look at comparative data from across Latin America, but focus on an in-depth case study of Uruguay. Here, the authors find that gender gaps in political engagement declined significantly after a doubling of women's representation in the Senate. The authors therefore argue that far-reaching gender gaps can be overcome by more equitable representation in our political institutions.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 17 september 2020
Aantal pagina's: 180
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Hoofdauteur: Magda Hinojosa
Tweede Auteur: Miki Caul Kittilson
Hoofduitgeverij: Oxford University Press Inc

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Product breedte: 236 mm
Product hoogte: 20 mm
Product lengte: 157 mm
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Verpakking breedte: 236 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 20 mm
Verpakking lengte: 157 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 412 g

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Categorieën: Mens & Maatschappij

Politiek

Sociale groepen

Politiek activisme

Vergelijkende politiek

Genderstudies

Opinie & Peilingen

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Taal: Engels
Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar
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