Gender, Informal Institutions and Political Recruitment

Explaining Male Dominance in Parliamentary Representation

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: E. Bjarnegård ISBN: 9781137296740
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: February 18, 2013
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: E. Bjarnegård
ISBN: 9781137296740
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: February 18, 2013
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Parliaments around the world are still overwhelmingly populated by men, yet studies of male dominance are much rarer than are studies of female under-representation. In this book, men in politics are the subjects of a gendered analysis.

How do men manage to hold on to positions of power despite societal trends in the opposite direction? And why do men seek to cooperate mainly with other men? Elin Bjarnegård studies how male networks are maintained and expanded and seeks to improve our understanding of the rationale underlying male dominance in politics. The findings build on results both from statistical analyses of parliamentary composition worldwide and from extensive field work in Thailand. A new concept, homosocial capital, is coined and developed to help us understand the persistence of male political dominance.

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Parliaments around the world are still overwhelmingly populated by men, yet studies of male dominance are much rarer than are studies of female under-representation. In this book, men in politics are the subjects of a gendered analysis.

How do men manage to hold on to positions of power despite societal trends in the opposite direction? And why do men seek to cooperate mainly with other men? Elin Bjarnegård studies how male networks are maintained and expanded and seeks to improve our understanding of the rationale underlying male dominance in politics. The findings build on results both from statistical analyses of parliamentary composition worldwide and from extensive field work in Thailand. A new concept, homosocial capital, is coined and developed to help us understand the persistence of male political dominance.

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