Bystanders or Contesters? Women’s Political Representation and Quality of Government in the Local Councils of Albania

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2022-08-29 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2022.2109946

Marsela Dauti

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Abstract

ABSTRACT A growing body of scholarly work underscores that the relationship between women’s political representation and quality of government is stronger in democracies than in authoritarian regimes. The relationship, however, is less clear in regimes that are neither fully-fledged democratic nor authoritarian. I investigate the gender gap in representatives’ efforts to push for improvements in the quality of government in the local councils of Albania following the implementation of gender quotas in 2015. Using the transcripts of council meetings, I identify the kind of practices that councilors challenge when holding local government officials to account, and I compare women with men. The study shows that councilors contest practices that concern law enforcement, impartiality, and transparency. Women, compared to men, are more likely to contest practices that concern transparency. The greatest gender gap is observed in councils where the implementation of gender quotas has disrupted male dominance, numerically speaking, the most.

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旁观者还是参赛者?妇女在阿尔巴尼亚地方议会中的政治代表性和政府质量

摘要越来越多的学术研究强调，在民主国家，女性的政治代表性与政府质量之间的关系比独裁政权更为密切。然而，在既不完全民主也不专制的政权中，这种关系就不那么明显了。我调查了2015年实施性别配额后，代表们在推动提高阿尔巴尼亚地方议会政府质量方面的性别差距。利用议会会议的记录，我确定了议员们在追究地方政府官员责任时所质疑的做法，并将女性与男性进行了比较。研究表明，议员们对涉及执法、公正和透明度的做法提出质疑。与男性相比，女性更有可能对涉及透明度的做法提出质疑。性别差距最大的是议会，在这些议会中，性别配额的实施破坏了男性的主导地位，从数字上讲，这是最严重的。

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Journal of Women Politics & Policy Multiple-

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1.80

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Women, Politics & Policy explores women and their roles in the political process as well as key policy issues that impact women''s lives. Articles cover a range of tops about political processes from voters to leaders in interest groups and political parties, and office holders in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (including the increasingly relevant international bodies such as the European Union and World Trade Organization). They also examine the impact of public policies on women''s lives in areas such as tax and budget issues, poverty reduction and income security, education and employment, care giving, and health and human rights — including violence, safety, and reproductive rights — among many others. This multidisciplinary, international journal presents the work of social scientists — including political scientists, sociologists, economists, and public policy specialists — who study the world through a gendered lens and uncover how gender functions in the political and policy arenas. Throughout, the journal places a special emphasis on the intersection of gender, race/ethnicity, class, and other dimensions of women''s experiences.