Political parties, formal selection criteria, and gendered parliamentary representation

Bjarnegård, Elin; Zetterberg, Pär

doi:10.1177/1354068817715552

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“…Protection from legal sanction, however, points to a wider issue: the critical importance of building trust in the context of clientelist politics (e.g. Bjarnegård, 2010: 184). It is not simply that political actors who rely on the informal distribution of patronage must fear law enforcement; they also know that the informal deals they make cannot be enforced legally and are thus constantly at risk of being dishonoured by their own allies and collaborators.…”

Section: Conceptualising and Explaining Political Families And Dynastiesmentioning

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Understanding family politics

Aspinall

Asad

2016

South East Asia Research

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The rise to power of political dynasties in regional Indonesia has been the subject of much critical analysis by scholars and journalists, with most seeing the phenomenon as a symptom of the wider democratic shortcomings of the post-Suharto period. This article examines the successes and travails of political dynasties in regional Indonesia by focusing on the province of Central Kalimantan. It begins by defining political dynasty, differentiating it from allied terms, outlining competing scholarly explanations for dynastic formation, and noting the critical issue of inter-generational succession. The article then examines subnational dynasty formation in Central Kalimantan, where in seven out of eight districts in the relevant time period a sitting bupati (district head) attempted to engineer dynastic succession, but succeeded in only two. The examination shows that while political opportunity structure accounts emphasising state and party weakness help explain the explosion of attempts to establish political dynasties in democratic Indonesia, the failure of most such attempts to consolidate inter-generationally indicates that we must be cautious in judging how stable these new political formations will become. Would-be subnational dynasties in Indonesia continue to face formidable competing sources of political authority which make it difficult for them to establish themselves over multiple generations.

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Section: Conceptualising and Explaining Political Families And Dynastiesmentioning

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Understanding family politics

Aspinall

Asad

2016

South East Asia Research

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“…Notably, discrimination may be largely or entirely unintentional on the part of recruiters and/or party elites. As these groups are mostly male, similarity of socioeconomic characteristics, attitudes, values, and personalities between this in-group (perceiver) and candidates for promotion may be interpreted as qualifications (Bjarnegård, 2009; Lipman-Blumen, 2000; Piliavin, 1987). In turn, social similarities may lead to an assumption of competence in a way that favors the dominant group (Holgersson, 2003; Klahr, 1969; Schlozman, Burns, Verba, & Donahue, 1995).…”

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The Glass Ceiling in Politics

Folke

Rickne

2016

Comparative Political Studies

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There is a scarcity of women at the apex of political power, as well as a lack of methods to disentangle the potential sources of this under-representation. This article suggests a four-step method to test for whether women’s under-representation can be explained by the existence of a “glass ceiling.” We emphasize that this concept implies discrimination in promotions within the political organization, that the discriminatory promotions increase in severity at the top levels of power, and that they increase in severity during an individual’s career trajectory. The proposed method is applied to subnational politics in Sweden, a long-standing world leader in women’s descriptive representation. The results support the conjecture that a glass ceiling is hindering elected women’s rise to political power in this context.

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“…The article contributes to a growing literature on women candidates and electoral politics that examines the impact of gender quotas for overcoming the complex, social, cultural and institutional obstacles women face in running for political office (Krook, 2009;Norris & Lovenduski, 1995). The article also contributes to emerging research on the impact of party structures on women's representation and the role of political parties in selecting and promoting women candidates (Bjarnegard & Kenny, 2015;Bjarnegard & Zetterberg, 2019;Kenny, 2013). Our findings suggest that traditional women's wings can inhibit women's advancement by peripheralising women's issues, lending qualitative evidentiary support to a recent large-N study of the same problem (Cowell-Meyers & Scott, 2017).…”

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Quotas and ballots: The impact of positive action policies on women's representation in Indonesia

Perdana

Hillman

2020

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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This article examines the impact of the legal candidate quota for women in Indonesia following the 2019 general elections. It argues that the legal candidate quota is working to increase women's numerical representation, even if progress is gradual and hard won. Second, it has become clear that the position of candidates on party lists is critical for electoral success. Awareness of this issue empowers women candidates and activists to lobby political parties to improve women's positions on party lists as a demonstration of political parties' commitment to gender equality. A third observation is that the turnover of women parliamentarians remains high, which means women still struggle to build careers as legislators and to effect legislative change in the interests of women. The article also addresses the role of political parties in selecting and promoting a minimum of 30% women candidates and argues that party structures are an obstacle, especially party organisations that purport to promote women's issues. Findings from this study suggest that Indonesia does not need major electoral reform to strengthen women's numerical representation in parliament. However, women candidates will need more support from political parties if they are to win and retain more seats.

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Political parties, formal selection criteria, and gendered parliamentary representation

Cited by 44 publications

References 42 publications

Understanding family politics

Understanding family politics

The Glass Ceiling in Politics

Quotas and ballots: The impact of positive action policies on women's representation in Indonesia

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