Feminism, identities, and the substantive representation of women on the right – crafting a global dialogue

Och, Malliga; Williams, Rina Verma

doi:10.1080/21565503.2021.1979604

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“…As a left-leaning coalition, we expect the new government to better represent the interests of women and minorities than the previous CDU-led governments (Och and Williams, 2022). We explore substantive representation by analysing the adopted coalition agreement of SPD, the Greens, and the FDP, particularly regarding Gesellschaftspolitik , 12 and discern indeed several women- and diversity-sensitive policies.…”

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“…Second, we consider the potential for the inclusion of women interest legislation (substantive representation) under the new government coalition. Because left parties are generally more likely than conservative parties to represent women’s interests (Och and Williams, 2022), we expect the coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens, and the FDP will include several women- and diversity-sensitive policies. Finally, we argue that the FDP, a centre-right liberal party opposing affirmative action policies, will dampen representational effects of women and minorities.…”

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The 2021 federal German election: A gender and intersectional analysis

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On 26 September 2021, Germans elected the 20th Bundestag. This election was special in many ways. The article analyses the electoral campaign, voting behaviour, turnout, and the formation of a new coalition government by using a gender and intersectional lens. Against the conceptual background of descriptive, substantive, and symbolic representation, we outline the implications of the election for gender and intersectional politics in the new German Bundestag and the government. In descriptive and symbolic terms, we find higher numbers of women (and of minorities) in the Bundestag and its leadership as well as in government; in substantive terms, we observe the presence of ‘critical actors’ and the commitment to progressive politics in the new ‘Ampel’ coalition. Hence, we see at least a chance for change in several key policy areas and social progress in the next 4 years.

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Mainstreaming democratic backsliding: The role of gender stereotypes

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HIRSCH‐HOEFLER

2024

European J Political Res

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Radical‐right parties have gradually penetrated the political mainstream in many liberal democracies, marking a trend of ‘democratic backsliding’. We propose that women's increasing visibility as representatives of radical‐right agendas makes democratic backsliders, their policies and their parties seem more legitimate, and may help explain their growing public acceptance. Our studies provide the first systematic examination of this hypothesis in three countries – Israel, Germany and the United States (N = 7203). In Studies 1a‐c, we show that voters perceive democracy‐eroding policies through a gendered lens – they attribute gender stereotypes to the parties promoting these policies and to the public supporting these policies. In Studies 2a‐c, we experimentally demonstrate the effect of politicians’ gender on public acceptance of democracy‐eroding policies, politicians and parties, and demonstrate the role of gender stereotypes in mediating this effect. Finally, we show that the audiences susceptible to the mainstreaming effect of politicians’ gender are precisely those that are often particularly repelled by radical‐right agendas and their perceived masculine image: Women and left‐wing voters.

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Feminism, identities, and the substantive representation of women on the right – crafting a global dialogue

Cited by 2 publications

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The 2021 federal German election: A gender and intersectional analysis

The 2021 federal German election: A gender and intersectional analysis

Mainstreaming democratic backsliding: The role of gender stereotypes

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