Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009570473)

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.

Author: Amy H. Liu, Roman Hlatky, Keith Padraic Chew
ISBN-10: 1009570471
ISBN-13: 9781009570473
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2025
Pages: 102
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d