Rethinking Democratic Governance: Gendered Institutions, Representation, and Political Participation

Abstract

This panel aims to rethink democratic representation through an intersectional lens and from the perspective of gendered institutions, advocacy organisations, participatory mechanisms and socialisation processes that shape inclusion and exclusion in contemporary democracies. The first paper examines how institutional architectures and political opportunity structures shape women’s advocacy organisations across five European countries. The second paper investigates intersectional inequalities in citizens’ assemblies using survey data from nine European countries, focusing on willingness to deliberate among historically marginalized groups, and the factors that facilitate or hinder participation. The third paper explores the political representation of care-experienced young adult women in the UK criminal justice system, providing a multi-angled perspective on the theory and practice of ‘good’ representation. The fourth paper examines how adolescent boys and girls perceive political leadership and how these perceptions shape political self-efficacy.

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Navigating Institutional Access and Political Agency: A Comparative Typology of Women’s Advocacy Groups in European Democracies	View Paper Details
Who deliberates, Who Doesn’t? An Intersectional Analysis of willingness to deliberate.	View Paper Details
Rethinking Political Representation as Relational Practice: The Case of Care-Experienced Young Adult Women in the UK Criminal Justice System	View Paper Details
The Picture-Perfect Politician : Gender Stereotypes amongst Youth on Political Leadership, Skills and (their own) Imagined Political Futures	View Paper Details