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Abstract
Feminist democratic representation is a new design for women’s group representation in electoral politics. We build on the design principles and practices of the 1990s’ presence theorists, who conceived of political inclusion as the presence of descriptive representatives and advocated for gender quota. Our second-generation design foregrounds women’s ideological and intersectional heterogeneity, and details a representative process that enacts three feminist principles: inclusiveness, responsiveness and egalitarianism. A new set of actors – the affected representatives of women – play formal, institutionalised roles in two new democratic practices: group advocacy and account giving. Together, these augmentations incentivise new attitudes and behaviours among elected representatives, and bring about multiple representational effects that redress the poverty of women’s political representation: elected representatives now know more, care more and are more connected to diverse women, including the most marginalised; and the represented are now more closely connected with, more interested in and better represented through democratic politics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 359–376 |
Journal | European Journal of Politics and Gender |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
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BASGO15: OZR Basisfinanciering voor Grote Onderzoeksgroepen - DFUTURE
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Fundamental
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SRP79: SRP-Onderzoekszwaartepunt: Enhancing Democratic Governance in Europe (EDGE)
Celis, K., Adam, I., Caluwaerts, D., Coene, G. & Oberthur, S.
1/11/22 → 31/10/28
Project: Fundamental
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IRPCOE1-B: Interdisciplinary Research Programme: Centre of Expertise in Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality
1/10/19 → 30/09/25
Project: Fundamental