Norms and Perceptions in Political Careers

Abstract

This panel aims to explore how norms and perceptions shape access to, experiences of, and imaginations about political power and careers across time, institutions, and media. The panel focuses on how gendered and sexualized logics are embedded not only in formal rules but also in everyday practices, representations, and expectations surrounding who can legitimately embody power. It examines how masculinized ideas of leadership endure in institutional practices and media narratives; how resistance, hostility and subtle opposition shape everyday experiences of those who do not fit these ideals; and how young people and voters internalize or contest such imaginaries when they think about politics, politicians and their own potential careers.

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