Broken Pathways to Politics: Clearing a Path from Grassroots to Representative Politics

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2023-02-09 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2023.2174367

Tanya Jakimow, Mario Gomez, Viyanga Gunasekera, Aida Fitri Harahap, A. Siahaan, Nadine Vanniasinkam, Ramona Vijeyarasa, Yumasdaleni

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This article seeks to explain why so few women make the journey from social activism and community work to standing for election. Comparative research in Indonesia and Sri Lanka reveals four operations critical to mending the broken pathway to politics for non-elite women. Transference entails the recognition and valuing of women’s preexisting skills, knowledge and experiences gained through grassroots activity for the political field. Amplification is required of women’s symbolic capital so that it impresses upon a larger public. Women’s political constituency and social networks need to be extended to be commensurate with electoral boundaries and campaign needs, and to extend limited financial resources. Women’s sense of self (who they are and desire to be) needs to fit the ethical terrain and “feel” of the political field, requiring an operation of translation. This analytical heuristic can help identify strategies to mend the broken pathway from grassroots to representative politics.

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破碎的政治之路:从基层到代议制政治的道路

本文试图解释为什么很少有女性从社会活动和社区工作走上竞选之路。在印度尼西亚和斯里兰卡进行的比较研究揭示了四项行动，这些行动对于修补非精英女性的政治之路至关重要。移情意味着承认和重视妇女通过政治领域的基层活动所获得的先前存在的技能、知识和经验。需要放大女性的象征资本，以便让更多的公众印象深刻。必须扩大妇女的政治选民和社会网络，使其与选举界限和竞选需要相称，并扩大有限的财政资源。女性的自我意识(她们是谁，渴望成为谁)需要与政治场域的伦理地形和“感觉”相契合，需要进行翻译操作。这种分析启发式可以帮助确定策略，以修补从基层到代议制政治的断裂路径。

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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.