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Lessons from a Late Adopter: Feminist Advocacy, Democratizing Reforms, and Gender Quotas in Chile

Journal of Politics in Latin America
Many Latin American and other Global South countries adopted gender quotas during democratic transitions. What explains late-adopting cases like Chile?
Jennifer M. Piscopo, Gwynn Thomas, Peter Siavelis, Magda Hinojosa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electoral Gender Quotas and Democratic Legitimacy

American Political Science Review
Gender quotas are used to elect most of the world’s legislatures. Still, critics contend that quotas are undemocratic, eroding institutional legitimacy. We examine whether quotas diminish citizens’ faith in political decisions and decision-making processes.
AMANDA CLAYTON, DIANA Z. O’BRIEN, JENNIFER M. PISCOPO   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Fostering Women's Political Leadership Through Government Accountability: Evidence From OECD Countries

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women remain significantly underrepresented in political leadership worldwide. This study examines how different combinations of government accountability mechanisms enhance women's political representation (WPR) as a pathway to leadership in 30 OECD countries.
Samira Nazar, Seyed Ashkan Zarghami
wiley   +1 more source

Book Review European States and Their Muslim Citizens: The Impact Of Institutions on Perceptions and Boundaries

Malaysian Management Journal, 2020
goes viral after the September 11 tragedy, this book adds another scholarly work on how Muslims fared in the twentieth century Europe. The buzz word indicating anti-Islam rhetoric has become contagious particularly after the Runnymede Trust Report (1997)
Bowen J. R, Bertossi C, Duyvendak. J W, Krook. M L   +3 more
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Rethinking Gender Representation in Policing: Experimental Insights on Citizen Trust and Cooperation in South Korea

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study extends the literature on symbolic representation by examining how increased female representation affects citizens' attitudes in policy areas that are not typically salient to women. A survey experiment with South Korean citizens tested whether a greater presence of female police leaders overseeing patrol programs affects public ...
Sunyoung Pyo
wiley   +1 more source

Hidden Costs of Ethical Fashion: Sustainable Development Goals and Garment Worker Exploitation in Bangladesh

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Across garment factories in the Global South, the promise of “ethical fashion” coexists with poverty wages and retaliation. This study examines why the global call for decent work has not improved labor conditions in Bangladesh's ready‐made garment industry.
Md. Rafiqul Islam Rana
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Trends for Women’s Electoral Success in the East African Legislatures

Journal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education, 2017
Without formally enacted methodologies, it is increasingly clear that meeting Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that stipulate gender equality and promote women’s empowerment would be extremely very difficult.
Mokua Ombati
doaj   +2 more sources

How Aligned Are Citizen Preferences With the 15‐Minute Cities Paradigm? An International Survey and K‐Means Clustering Study

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how citizens' mobility preferences align with the principles of the 15‐Minute City (15mC), addressing three research questions: what access times and transport modes citizens consider acceptable, whether mobility preference can be clustered, and which services are perceived incompatible with the 15mC.
Maria Perales‐Eguiluz, A. Divasson‐J, Nekane Ione Sainz Bedoya, Cruz E. Borges   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Your English Sounds Almost British”: Everyday Linguicism and Racialized Subjectivity of an International Student in Hong Kong

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how everyday linguicism and racism shape the academic and social experiences of international students in Hong Kong, focusing on the racialized subjectivity of a South Asian graduate student. Although research on international students has mainly focused on Western higher education, little attention has been paid to the ...
Pramod K. Sah
wiley   +1 more source

Senedd Reform: From Aspiration to Cold‐Headed Reality?

The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 164-172, January/March 2025.
Abstract In May 2024, the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill completed its legislative journey through the Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament. The bill marks the latest chapter in the Senedd's evolution from an assembly established with no formally separated executive branch and no primary legislative powers into a lawmaking and tax‐raising ...
Adam Evans
wiley   +1 more source