Defending the status quo : on adaptive resistance to electoral gender quotas / Cecilia Josefsson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Josefsson, Cecilia, author.

Series:

Studies in feminist institutionalism.

Oxford scholarship online.

Studies in feminist institutionalism

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--Uruguay--Attitudes.

Legislators.

Women political candidates--Uruguay.

Women political candidates.

Sex discrimination against women--Political aspects--Uruguay.

Sex discrimination against women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

'Defending the Status Quo' explores political elites' resistance to electoral gender quota reforms. In order to explain this phenomenon, Cecilia Josefsson develops an original theoretical framework that she calls the Resistance Stage Framework.

Contents:

Cover

Series

Defending the Status Quo

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Resistance to Gender-​Equitable Policy Change

3. Agenda Setting: Silence and Inaction

4. Policy Formulation: Arguing Against Quotas

5. Decision-​Making: Jumping on the Bandwagon and Modifying Policy

6. Implementation: Minimizing Damage and Keeping Women Out

7. The Permanent Quota and Variations in Resistance Across Parties

8. Conclusion

Appendix: List of Interviewees

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 22, 2024).

ISBN:

9780197788622

0197788629

9780197788608

0197788602

9780197788615

0197788610

OCLC:

1443083273