Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets : Asia and Europe in Comparative Perspective (Elements in Gender and Politics)

Liu, Amy H./ Hlatky, Roman/ Chew, Keith Padraic

Cambridge University Press（2025/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 102 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009570435
• DDC分類 321.8043

Full Description

What explains patterns of representation - of women and ethnic minorities - in government cabinets? The authors argue governments diversify their cabinets when (1) a minority group - and it need not be ethnic - is sizable and can mobilize (political competition); and/or (2) the general population believes in and expects the inclusion of minorities (popular norms). The authors test their argument using original cabinet data from Asia and Europe (N=93) 1960-2015 and a most-similar design of four case studies. They identify the gender and ethnicity of 91,000 country-year-minister observations - with consideration of the rank of their ministerial portfolio. They find evidence that in countries where there is political competition and/or popular norms, cabinets have fewer double-hegemons. However, this does not necessarily suggest minorities are holding portfolios of substantive prestige. This project offers a way to study intersectionality in democratic representation and political institutions.

Contents

1. Introduction; 2. A Theory on Minorities in Cabinets; 3. Minorities and Cabinet Compositions; 4. Minorities and Portfolio Prestige; 5. Minorities in Cabinets in Four Cases; 6. Democracy and Cabinet Composition; 7. Discussion: What Next?.