La feminización de la dinámica política municipal. El caso de los municipios españoles

Abstract

RESUMENEl análisis de la responsividad de los gobiernos locales a las asociaciones y movimientos sociales ha sido un asunto central en el estudio de la dinámica socio-política local. No obstante, las asociaciones de mujeres vienen siendo un actor olvidado en estos análisis, a pesar de la importancia de su análisis a nivel nacional. En este trabajo se formula una propuesta analítica para dar cuenta de la importancia de la feminización de las estructuras de oportunidades políticas a nivel local. Esta se aplica al caso español mediante el análisis de una encuesta representativa entre municipios. Los resultados muestran la importancia de la feminización de la estructura de oportunidades políticas como la presencia de mujeres entre las élites políticas municipales. PALABRAS CLAVEAsociaciones de mujeres; Estructura de oportunidades políticas; Gobierno local; Responsividad. SUMMARYThe analysis of responsiveness of local governments to associations and social movements has been a central issue in the analysis of local socio-political dynamics. Nevertheless, women's associations are still a forgotten actor in these analyses, despite the importance of this kind of analyses at national level. In this paper a basic analytical proposal is presented to explain the importance of local political opportunities structures feminization. This proposal is applied to the Spanish case using a representative survey among municipalities. The results show the importance of political opportunities structures feminization as women presence among local councilors.

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